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U.S. stocks were little moved with the news-flow light, as would be expected prior to a long-weekend. In fact, Thursday's trading session proved to be the second lowest volume day of 2014. The S&P 500 closed above 1,900 and came within striking distance of matching its intraday all time...

U.S. stocks finished the day near session lows as investors found little reason to be bullish. Housing data came in poor and failed to rally the bulls. Several Fed members raised the idea of a rate hike but “participants agreed that, with the unemployment rate approaching 6.5 percent, it would...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Chelsea Therapeutics: FDA Approval confirmed On Tuesday, shares of Chelsea Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CHTP) were halted. An FDA decision for the company's Northera drug application was postponed from Friday due to severe weather. Shortly...

Quarterly reports from Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) will be among the highlights on the earnings front this holiday-shortened week. A handful of other retailers and a couple of Chinese solar companies are scheduled to report as well. Below is a quick look at what analysts...

Luxury spending bellwether Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF), which recently announced its 12th dividend increase in the past 11 years, is scheduled to report its first-quarter fiscal 2013 results Tuesday, May 28, before the markets open. Growth has slowed in recent quarters for luxury retail stocks...

The 2008 financial crisis took a large toll on thousands of U.S. businesses as plunging demand caused sales and net income to fall off a cliff across most industries. Jewelry retailer Zale (NYSE: ZLC) was among the hardest hit publicly traded companies with the stock falling from above $30 in...

U.S. markets are closed on Monday for the Presidents' Day holiday, and many of the S&P 500 have already posted results for the most recent quarter. But PC makers Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) step into the earnings spotlight this week. Also, the world's largest retailer...

Tiffany (NYSE: TIF), which plans to open a flagship store in Paris in 2014, is scheduled to report its third-quarter fiscal 2012 results Thursday, November 29, before the markets open. Investors will be looking to see the effects of the slowdown in luxury spending in China, as well as the impact on...

Perhaps it is apropos to hear from some processed food giants this week, leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Last Friday J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) posted in line second-quarter results. Tyson Foods is scheduled to share its fiscal fourth-quarter results first thing Monday...

Major retailers are beginning to share their third-quarter results, with JCPenney (NYSE: JCP), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom among those on tap this week, and with big-box store operators Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) on the schedule for next week. Between that...

UPDATE: Tiffany's reported earnings just below expectations, but shares rallied. Things will be pretty quiet on the earnings front this week leading into the Labor Day holiday, and as the calendar month winds down. Among the highest profile quarterly reports on the schedule are those from Tiffany...

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) said earlier this week that any weakness in the earnings report of Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: GPS) would be a buying opportunity. Tiffany is scheduled to report its second-quarter fiscal 2012 results Monday, August 27, before the markets open. Investors will be looking to see...