Rallies -- and rally monkeys -- were all the rage yesterday as major markets reached new 2009 peaks, a performance which played particularly well in Peoria with hometown hero Caterpillar (CAT) (

Last year, Tom Forester distinguished himself from his rivals. The fund he managed -- Forester Value Fund (FVALX) -- was the only diversified equity fund to stay in the black even as the ma

Stocks slipped, sending the Dow down after three days of gains, though compared with its 449.36 swoon on September 17th, 2008, yesterday’s 7.79 point decline was positively puny. Airline stocks

Minyan Morning Memo One to Watch: Starbucks (SBUX) will be hoping for fat profits at the close, even as it unloads complementary calories on customers in a pastry promotion during the day.

A fresh five-session set explodes on the scene as Hoofy wrestles control to start the week. With S&P 950-55 thisclose and the CIT Group (CIT) kick-save fresh in our keppe, an initial upside thrus

When I use the term “bargain stock,” I'm talking about a stock that's simply being overlooked by the masses, that looks cheap by some measure, and that still has what I believe to be soli

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