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Stocks at New Highs: Shorts Get Squeezed as Trimble Navigation Rallies

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:54:00 GMT

Thanks to a batch of well-received economic reports -- including a major upside surprise on payrolls -- stocks are trading substantially higher this afternoon...(Read More)

Market Update: January Payrolls Surprise Brings Out the Bulls; COMP Hits New High

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:59:00 GMT

U.S. stocks today are wrapping up a generally tepid week of trading on a resoundingly bullish note...(Read More)

Upgrades & Downgrades: RENN, AMD, RIMM, ALXN, and URBN

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:18:00 GMT

Analysts are weighing in today on social networking stock Renren Inc. (RENN - 5.48), chip giant Advanced Micro Devices, Inc...(Read More)

January Payrolls Jump by 243K; Unemployment Falls Near Three-Year Low

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT

January payrolls are in, and the results are pretty encouraging. The domestic workforce expanded by 243,000 last month, according to the Labor Department, marking the biggest monthly surge since April 2011...(Read More)

Stocks at New Highs: Qualcomm Enjoys Earnings Applause

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:21:00 GMT

The major market indexes have spent time on both sides of breakeven today, though new highs have outnumbered new lows across the board...(Read More)

Market Update: DJIA Dips as Bernanke Urges Congress to Trim the Fiscal Fat

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:04:00 GMT

The major market indexes are trading near session lows midday, as Wall Street weighs comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke against encouraging economic data and news of a big-time IPO...(Read More)

Stocks at New Highs: Biogen Idec Extends Its Post-Earnings Bounce

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:07:00 GMT

The bulls have taken the reins in today's trading, with the major market indexes sitting on substantial gains this afternoon...(Read More)

Market Update: DJIA Jumps Triple Digits on Decent Jobs Data

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:47:00 GMT

Right on the heels of an historically bullish January, U.S. stocks are broadly higher on the first trading day of February...(Read More)

Upgrades & Downgrades: C, LULU, SVNT, TLAB, and WFM

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:28:00 GMT

Analysts are weighing in today on banking giant Citigroup Inc. (C - 31.93), athletic apparel designer Lululemon Athletica Inc...(Read More)

Stocks at New Highs: MagicJack VocalTec Rallies on Upbeat Oppenheimer Note

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:56:00 GMT

Stocks are cooling their heels this afternoon, as the benchmark equity indexes wrap up a broadly positive month on a lukewarm note...(Read More)

Market Update: DJIA Ends Bullish January on a Down Note; VIX Off Nearly 16% in 2012

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:05:00 GMT

The major market indexes are trading lower this afternoon, with stocks erasing their early gains after a pair of downbeat economic reports...(Read More)

Upgrades & Downgrades: AZO, MDVN, POT, TSLA, and UA

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:07:00 GMT

Analysts are weighing in today on retailer AutoZone, Inc. (AZO - 348.25), biopharmaceutical firm Medivation, Inc...(Read More)

Stocks at New Highs: Jazz Pharmaceuticals Briefly Breaks Above $50

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:03:00 GMT

Given the generally negative bias in the broader equities market, it might surprise you to learn that no fewer than 135 securities have tagged a fresh annual high on the NYSE today, compared to only nine new lows...(Read More)

Market Update: DJIA Slips as Greece, Germany Battle Over Bailout Funds

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:58:00 GMT

The major market indexes have spent the entire first half of the session swimming in red ink, as traders seem unwilling to buy stocks amid ongoing euro-zone uncertainty...(Read More)

Upgrades & Downgrades: BAC, MS, DRYS, SBUX, and STI

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:58:00 GMT

Analysts are weighing in today on banking giants Bank of America Corporation (BAC - 7.07) and Morgan Stanley (MS - 18.38), ocean transport issue DryShips Inc...(Read More)

Stocks at New Highs: D.R. Horton Tackles Resistance on Encouraging Earnings

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:58:00 GMT

The shares of D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI - 14.32) bolted to a new annual high of $14.72 today, with traders applauding the housing hotshot's latest quarterly earnings report...(Read More)

Market Update: DJIA Surrenders Weekly Gains on Dismal Earnings, GDP

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:40:00 GMT

Despite hinting at a higher open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has picked up right where it left off on Thursday, backpedaling out of the gate...(Read More)

Upgrades & Downgrades: AMGN, LOGI, WEN, RF, and TZOO

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Analysts are weighing in today on biotechnology firm Amgen, Inc. (AMGN - 68.43), tech concern Logitech International SA (LOGI - 7.34), fast-food chain The Wendy's Company (WEN - 5.05), banking issue Regions Financial Corp...(Read More)

Stocks at New Highs: Las Vegas Sands Tests Resistance at $50 Ahead of Earnings

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:25:00 GMT

The major market indexes have all slipped into the red this afternoon, exhibiting some minor weakness after a choppy start to the session...(Read More)

Market Update: Stocks Sputter as Jobless Claims Rise; CAT Buoys DJIA with Earnings Beat

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:04:00 GMT

Stocks seemed ready to extend their Fed-related rally right out of the gate this morning, with futures pointed higher amid reports that Greek bondholders could be ready to cut the cash-strapped country a break...(Read More)

Upgrades & Downgrades: DPS, CHK, GMCR, MA, and STP

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:05:00 GMT

Analysts are weighing in today on Texas-based beverage giant Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc...(Read More)

Stocks at New Highs: The Fresh Market and Ryland Group

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:11:00 GMT

With stocks bouncing back from early losses in afternoon trading, annual highs are easily outnumbering annual lows today...(Read More)

Market Update: Apple Leads Tech Stocks Higher; DJIA Pares Losses After FOMC

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:04:00 GMT

It was shaping up to be yet another bipolar day for U.S. stocks, with the major market indexes taking divergent paths right out of the gate...(Read More)

Upgrades & Downgrades: ORCL, HOG, NVDA, SBUX, and ZNGA

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:01:00 GMT

Analysts are weighing in today on software behemoth Oracle Corporation (ORCL - 28.08), motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, Inc...(Read More)

Highs & Lows: NII Holdings and Volterra Semiconductor

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:35:00 GMT

The major market indexes are treading water on both sides of the breakeven line today, but stocks at new annual highs are still comfortably outnumbering their new-low counterparts...(Read More)