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U.S. stocks were higher on Monday as the S&P 500 traded above the 2,000 mark for the first time ever, creating a new historical intra-day high of 2001.94. The S&P 500's milestone came on a relatively quiet day for stocks. A light news-load isn't necessarily a bad thing for the...

U.S. stocks declined, following Europe's lead following the European Central Bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged. The ECB's President Mario Draghi reaffirmed the bank's intention of considering "unconventional moves," which includes buying asset-backed...

U.S. stocks were mixed as a positive measurement of small business sentiment offset a disappointing retail data set. Following Monday's action, the S&P 500 and Dow indices not only traded at new historical-all time highs, but closed at record highs. In fact, the S&P 500 briefly traded...

U.S. stocks rose as both the Dow and S&P 500 indices closed at record highs. With over 90 percent of S&P 500 companies reported earnings, investor focus has shifted to renewed merger and acquisition activity that provides a higher level of confidence that the economy is expanding. The...

Highlights on the earnings front this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Disney, Keurig Green Mountain, Pfizer and Whole Foods Market, which are expected to post year-over-year earnings gains. Analysts expect Tesla Motors to say its earnings declined, and for Groupon and SolarCity to...

The most recent Fortune magazine has a great article on the collapse of JC Penney (NYSE: JCP). Along these lines, many have been written about the decline of SearsHolding (NASDAQ: SHLD), too. While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has certainly done damage, there has been a shift in consumer growth:...

U.S. stocks extended Monday's gains despite lingering concerns over Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized a draft treaty for Crimea to join Russia. U.S. economic data showed that housing starts in February remain healthy with modest gains. The Dow gained 0.55 percent,...

First lady, Michelle Obama is a big fan of clothing retailer, J. Crew. The company will need to pick up quite a few more supporters if it decides to go public later this year, as reported by Bloomberg. While nobody is talking on the record, including TPG spokesman Owen Blicksilver and Margot...

U.S. stocks ended the day in positive territory following a volatility trading session in which the Nasdaq index hit a 14 year high and the S&P 500 index was pushed back in to record territory. Investors found housing data to be encouraging news as the three major indices finished the day...

After what looked to be another rough day at the open, the markets rebounded and ended down only fractionally. The Dow flat up at 15,440.23. The S&P was down 0.2 percent to 1,751.64 and the NASDAQ was down about 0.5 percent to close at 4,011.55. This morning, U.S. markets are sharply...

The market took a bit of a breather Thursday following two strong days of gains. Earnings from two major banks failed to keep the momentum alive and investors focused on Best Buy's (NYSE: BBY) disappointing holiday guidance which contradicts the strong retail sales report earlier this week....

While many S&P 500 components have already shared their third-quarter results, there will be plenty more earnings reports for investors to mull over this week. The week's highlights include quarterly reports from media giants CBS, Disney and Time Warner, which all are expect to post earnings...

The earnings season is beginning to wind down, and much of the focus this week will turn to central bank meetings and economic data from China and the United States. But, there are still plenty of earnings reports on the schedule this week, including those from Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), Time...