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U.S. stocks were unable to post its fifth consecutive day of gains as the weekly jobless claims figure gained more than expected. Investors and traders were likely sitting on the sideline, waiting for Friday's monthly government jobs. Economists are expecting a gain of 197,000 new jobs in March...

U.S. stocks declined as concerns escalated over Ukraine, two days before its citizens will vote in a referendum to split from Ukraine and become part of Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is gearing up to “invade eastern Ukraine” as a six hour talk between U.S. Secretary of State John...

U.S. stocks finished the week slightly lower as investors gave today's poor housing data a slack, and blame it on the weather. “Investors are willing to cut the market some slack because of the weather; I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the economy heats up as the weather warms up,” Jack...

U.S. stocks were unable to keep yesterday's momentum and ended the day sharply lower. The Dow suffered yet another triple digit decline with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices shedding more than one percent. In Ben Bernanke's final meeting as Fed chief, the FOMC tapered its monthly bond...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Ariad Pharmaceuticals: Buyout rumors persist On Friday, analysts at BMO Capital upgraded Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARIA) from Market Perform to Outperform with a price target raised to $14 from a previous $8. The analysts noted...

Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD) customers were evacuated this week after an iPad Air exploded in Australia. The incident occurred at a Vodafone store in Canberra, Australia. According to News.com.au, a "burst of flames" appeared from the charging port of an iPad demo model. This suggests that the problem...

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has put together one whopper of a holiday season deal designed to move as many of its new Lumia 1020 Windows phones as possible. It’s offering a full year of Netflix free through some vendors in the UK according to the Financial Times. Nokia, which is in the process of...

All eyes will be on US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as they kick off two days of meetings on Thursday to discuss how to handle Syria’s chemical weapons. Although the US has backed the Russian-led proposal to allow Syria to turn over its chemical...

The suggestion that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could avoid military intervention by giving up his chemical weapons to international regulators has quickly grown into a possible non-violent resolution to the crisis in Syria. The proposal, backed by Russia, has been named a possible...

This weekend in Barron's online: how Lenovo is putting the moves on Apple and Samsung, as well as the prospects for Microsoft, Bob Evans Farms and Chinese and Korean stocks. Cover Story "Lenovo on the Attack" by Leslie P. Norton. Lenovo has come out of nowhere to become the global leader in...

It finally happened After off and on talks, a $30 billion price swing and a “you had me at hello,” back story, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD) finally came to an agreement that has Vodafone selling its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon Communications for $130 billion...

It looks like the talks are back on…again. Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD) confirmed that it was talking to Verizon (NYSE: VZ) about selling its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon communications. If this whole thing feels a little like the recent Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX) deal...

Markets have been hitting new highs and the unemployment rate has ticked down. Despite the uncertainty about when the Fed's quantitative easing will end, the slowdown of the Chinese economy and the ongoing economic troubles in Europe, analysts are still optimistic about certain stocks. Here is a...

US cable giant Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) has not even officially made an offer to Vodafone Group (NASDAQ: VOD) for Vodafone’s 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless. Despite this, Vodafone has already rejected the non-offer on the basis that the $100 billion Verizon is expected to...

This weekend in Barron's online: fund managers who are earning their keep, and the prospects for Icahn Enterprises, United Technologies and Occidental Petroleum and others. Cover Story "Earning Their Keep" by Sarah Max. These days, it is more difficult than ever to run a truly actively...