The S&P 500 fell for a fourth straight session -- its steepest drop since October 1st -- ensuring a close below the 50-day moving average as a 12% jump in the VIX had investors holding their

Stocks rebounded sharply on upbeat earnings and economics, with Leading Indicators posting their strongest six month performance since 1983. Amazon.com’s (AMZN) after-hours surge on stella

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Minyanville Morning Memo What to Watch: Investors will hope to unearth a gem in Oracle (ORCL) this Ruby Tuesday as the world’s largest enterprise software company reports fourth quarter ea

The days of a blissful toucan crooning over a rainbow of fruit flavors appears to be gone: Advertising has entered the Age of Ire. It's no secret Americans are seething over the seemingly endless par

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Make-up calls belong in basketball, not finance. In an attempt to render itself useful, Moody’s Investors Services (MCO) is issuing a list dubbed “The Bottom Rung,” cataloguing the

The wife casually mentioned that Valentine's Day is just around the corner again. (Just another reminder - don’t say I didn’t warn you.)And don’t come a-knockin’ cause those A

I don't know how many of you have been tuning into our columnist conversations. It's a relatively new feature on the 'Ville, but it's already my favorite place. The strangeness of my life has made it

Have you gotten all of your holiday shopping done yet? I haven’t - there’s just so much to do and so little time. I know you know what I mean. Asian markets fared well overnight. The Hang