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Yahoo! (YHOO) reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Expectations have dropped for W.W. Grainger's (GWW) first quarter results in the month leading up to the company's earnings announcement slated for Tuesday, April 16, 2013. The consensus analyst estimate has dropped from...

Analysts are looking for decreased profit for CSX (CSX) when the company reports its results for the first quarter on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. CSX reported profit of 43 cents a year ago, but the consensus estimate calls ...

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

U.S. Bancorp (USB) reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Analysts had been too bullish on Internet travel site TripAdvisor (TRIP) to start off the year.

Comerica (CMA) reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Northern Trust (NTRS) reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Analysts are looking for decreased profit for Linear Technology (LLTC) when the company reports its results for the third quarter on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Linear Technology reported profit of 44 cents a year ago, but ...

This paper and packaging company has been increasing its revenues, generating solid cash flows and rewarding the shareholders with growing dividends.

Here's a list of the top 10 U.S. companies in terms of their cash stash, compiled by Moody's. Data compiled year-end 2012 showed the usual suspects among the top ranks, including the largest tech names (which took a domi...

Japanese investors kept their money at home last week after all, a sign that big moves in global markets, which some had attributed to a rush to invest abroad, may have been as much anticipation as reality.

The White House budget proposal, just released, is being billed as "middle of the road"--marrying elements of the House and Senate budgets (neither of which stand a snowball's chance in the opposite chamber). Yet, what m...

Oilfield services bellwether Schlumberger is expected to release its Q1 2013 numbers on April 19, reporting on a quarter that saw the U.S. natural gas rig count drop to 14 year lows.

The early release of the FOMC minutes and the Fed's resolve to keep rates low apparently is just what the underinvested bulls and nervous shorts needed to trigger strong buying. The S&P 500 made new all-time highs and ha...

There are 917 million Apple(APPL) shares owned by individuals, institutions and mutual funds. Chances are good that you own a few shares yourself. If so, you might be hoping that the stewards of the company declare and p...

A look at some notable Apple hires and what they're doing today.

Don Yacktman is President and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Yacktman Asset Management, a firm he founded in 1992. I recently sat down with Don to talk about his longer-term investing successes and why he likes Microsoft...

Charles Schwab (SCHW) reports its first quarter earnings on Monday, April 15, 2013.

The market is random. People don't believe it, but it is. The gold in the market is like a nugget in a river bed of rocks. You have to move tons of dross to get an ounce of the good stuff.

(Kitco News) - Gold prices are slightly higher in early U.S. trading Thursday, on some tepid short covering and an upside technical bounce following Wednesday?s sharp losses. The bears still have a firm near-term technic...

Springtime is for selling houses. The months of April, May, June and July typically account for more than 40% of all housing transactions annually, in large part thanks to weather.