Slim gains on vacation volume still sufficed to send the Dow Jones Index up for a sixth successive session as it and the Standard & Poor’s 500 closed at fresh highs for the year. While 1,10

Stanley Works (SWK) but untold others don’t. The toolmaker hit a 52-week high Friday after its Black & Decker (BDK) acquisition even as double digit unemployment threw a wrench into th

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 snapped a four day skid, with the S&P 500 back up over 1000 and gold ending just under. The Gap (GPS) gaped up 7.57% as same store sales at its Old Navy unit rose for the first time since

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Monday, May 11 Economics Earnings Before: ALD, ABK, CCO, DISH, ENER, FRPT, HWCC, SLW, WCG After: ARNA, CHINA, CTRP, FLR, MDR, MR, NUAN, QSFT, SIMO, STEC Speeches 06:30 Ben Bernanke Events Economist C

The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the

As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically behave in 1 of 2 ways: They either become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows

Dell (DELL) says price cuts boosted second quarter sales, but cut profits 17%. Dell’s profit dropped to $616 million, or $0.31 per share, from $746 million, or $0.32, for the same period a year

Marvell Lower on Slower SalesShares of Marvell Technology (MRVL) are lower this morning after the company gave a forecast that indicated sales growth is slowing. Bloomberg reports the maker of chips