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U.S. stocks were lower as leaders from Britain, France, Germany and Canada have all made their respective countries position clear that Russia will face further sanctions if air investigators are not given full access to the crash site in Ukraine. Israel continued its ground offensive in the...

This weekend in Barron's online: six contrarian stock picks and how Barron's stock picks fared in the first half, as well as the prospects for Halliburton, Copart, Horsehead Holding, Juniper Networks and more. Cover Story "The New Contrarian Stocks" by Reshma Kapadia....

U.S. stocks rose ahead of next week's busy earnings schedule, but still finished lower for the week. On Tuesday, Yahoo! and Intel kick off earnings in the tech sector with eBay following on Wednesday. Investors will also see results from Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase in the...

U.S. stocks were slightly lower as positive housing data proved to be not enough to boost the Dow's winning streak to eight days. The National Association of Realtors reported that previously-owned home sale posted strong growth in May compared to April. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...

U.S. stocks were slightly higher as the Dow and S&P 500 indices continue hitting new all-time highs following positive comments from the Fed's Chief Janet Yellen earlier this week. The Dow continues to flirt with the 17,000 mark and hit a historical intra-day high of 16,978.0 Friday...

U.S. stocks declined as investors demonstrated concerns over recent escalations of violence in Iraq. Crude oil rose as a wave of violence has seen Mosul and Tikrit (two cities key to Iraq's oil industry) fall to insurgent forces. The Senate confirmed former Bank of Israel government...

U.S. stocks were moderately higher as the S&P 500 continues to reach new highs. Investors found plenty of positives after the Federal Reserve released its summary of commentary on current economic conditions, also known as the “Beige Book.” “All twelve Federal Reserve...

U.S. stocks rose as investors felt that earnings season is positive enough so far to reverse weakness the markets have seen in recent weeks. "Investors were braced for poor results, and at least so far, the numbers have been better than feared. We'll have a little more information to act on...

The earnings crunch is underway. Highlights this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, Netflix and Starbucks, which are all expected to post earnings growth, as well as from Ford, McDonald's and Microsoft, for which earnings declines are forecast. Here is a...

Markets ended the day mixed with the S&P 500 ending a two day losing streak. The Dow ended the day slightly in the negative as several Dow components failed to fully satisfy investor expectations with their earnings today. Investors also digested the latest commentary coming from the Wall...

The markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but after that the earnings season shifts back into high gear. The consensus forecasts for eBay, McDonald's, Netflix, Starbucks and Verizon call for year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining...

Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), the world's second largest oil field services firm and the world's largest provider of pressure pumping services used for fracking shale gas and oil wells, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results Tuesday, January 21, before the markets open....

As markets completed its final trading day of 2013, investors and traders can look back at what turned out to be a spectacular year for equities. U.S. stocks had its best year in over a decade fueled by an improving economy and the Fed's easy money policies. Commodities on the other hand have...

Lots of quarterly reports are on deck this week, to go along with all the delayed economic data expected to be released. Analysts and investors should have plenty to mull over. Earnings highlights will include reports from AT&T, McDonald's, Microsoft and Netflix, which are all expected to post...

A decline in oil output since 2004 has prompted recent energy reforms in Mexico. Analysts at Merrill Lynch feel Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI), Ensco (NYSE: ESV), National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) and Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) are among the big oil services companies positioned to benefit from...