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U.S. stocks sold off hard with momentum stocks seeing larger losses with names like Twitter, Facebook, FireEye and others under-performed major indices significantly. The Fed's richmond President Jeffrey Lacker commented that U.S. inflation has bottomed and is moving towards its target...

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 cheered recent earning reports and a positive home sales data for March. A $45 billion M&A offer also contributed to Tuesday's buying action as investors could be excited and motivated to buy stocks ahead of a few rough weeks of bearish activity. The S&P...

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...

U.S. stock futures were pointing towards a modestly higher open as investors found enough optimism from Dow components Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson who both reported better than expected quarterly results. Investors were further spooked by reports of pro-Russian separatists taking...

U.S. stocks failed to rise in a choppy session which began the day in positive territory. Shares reversed and turned negative with technology stocks leading the way. The CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the "fear index" rose 3.9 percent to 14.57 despite economic data released today coming...

U.S. stocks slipped to negative territory aided in part by Friday being a quadruple witching trading session. Major indices sold off in the afternoon as investors likely took some chips off the table going in to an uncertain weekend with the situation in Ukraine far from resolved. The S&P...

U.S. stocks recovered most of Wednesday's losses after Fed Chief Janet Yellen spooked the markets a bit by hinting a rate hike could occur as soon as six months after the central bank terminates its quantitative-easing program. Investors found positives in several economic reports released...

U.S. stocks closed the day slightly lower as investors digested news that China's exports dropped significantly. Philadelphia Fed Chief Charles Plosser said in a speech today that February's harsh winter likely curbed jobs growth in the month. Plosser's remarks echo similar sentiments by other...

Major indices continued to plummet on Friday with no economic data released that could rejuvenate the market. Investors remain worried about a Chinese slowdown, a mixed-bag of corporate results on Wall Street and possible further tapering just around the corner as the Fed meets again next...

Among the leading coal-related stocks, Alliance Holdings (NASDAQ: AHGP), Rhino Resource Partners (NYSE: RNO) and SunCoke Energy (NYSE: SXC) saw the most significant swings in short interest between the December 13 and December 31 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Alpha Natural...

The short interest in leading coal-related stocks largely grew between the November 15 and November 29 settlement dates, with Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) showing the most significant percentage upswing. The number of shares sold short in Alliance Resource Partners, Alpha Natural Resources, Cloud...

Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) and Arch Coal (NYSE: ACI) were among the few that bucked the trend toward declining short interest in leading coal-related stocks between the October 15 and October 31 settlement dates. The number of shares sold short in Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ: ARLP...

Rising short interest in James River Coal (NASDAQ: JRCC), Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) and Yanzhou Coal Mining (NYSE: YZC) bucked the trend among leading coal-related stocks between the September 13 and September 30 settlement dates. Short sellers shied away from Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:...

Rising short interest in CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX), Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) and Rhino Resource Partners (NYSE: RNO) bucked the trend among leading coal-related stocks between the August 30 and September 13 settlement dates. Short sellers shied away from Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ: ARLP...