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Which Stocks Look Ready to Pop and Drop with Earnings Next Week?

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:30:11 +0000

Stocks tend to be most volatile around earnings season, when a good or bad report can make or break it. However, a good or even great earnings report doesn't necessarily translate into a huge pop for a ...

Ultimate Market Recap: Oil Companies Leaking Value, Alcoa Climbs Despite Dow

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:27:20 +0000

The entire day on Wall Street in one Cheat Sheet ...

Final Glance: Chemicals companies

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:18:56 +0000

Shares of some top chemicals companies were mixed at the close of trading:Dow Chemical Co. rose $.05 or .1 percent, to $33.46.DuPont Co. fell $.22 or .4 percent, to $50.72.

Summary Box: Dow slips; first losing week in 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:37:59 +0000

STOCK SLUMP: Stocks mostly fell after the government said the U.S. economy grew more slowly than expected in the last three months of 2011. The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 each fell less ...

Report of Facebook IPO Sends Social Networking Stocks Soaring

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:06:10 +0000

Next week will bring another round of high-profile earnings reports that should help set the tone for the market.

How the major stock indexes fared on Friday

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:00:53 +0000

The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 index fell after the government reported that economic growth was slower at the end of last year than economists had expected. The Nasdaq posted a small ...