Market News

America's two largest companies by market capitalization both increased their dividend payouts in the last 24 hours, and while Exxon Mobil carries the larger market value it is Apple that will shell out the most to share...

Exxon Mobil raised its quarterly dividend 10.5% to 63 cents a share Wednesday, but Dow Jones Indices senior index analyst Howard Silverblatt says the company's annual of $11.3 billion will still be hair below that of App...

Qualcomm met the earnings estimates and beat the revenue estimates for its March quarter - but its projections for 3G and 4G device shipments continue shifting in fascinating ways.

Have we fallen off the cycle or is the bike broken? Since 1998, commodities have been in a bull market. Lately, though, it has been all downhill.

ConocoPhillips will release its Q1 results on Thursday, April 25. In its 2012 annual earnings conference call, Conoco admitted that 2013 will represent a low point as far as production is concerned. This is largely due t...

A Securities and Exchange commissioner called for an inquiry into the Twitter hoax that caused stocks to plunge in minutes Tuesday before recovering.

The art market took a hit in the first quarter as sales volume fell 7% compared to 2012, according to market intelligence firm and auction platform artnet. The major problem was the Chinese market where there was a 50% d...

It was a mixed earnings report for Apple . Earnings for the last quarter were good, but the projections for this quarter were ugly with Apple forecasting $33.5 billion to $35.5 billion in revenues, compared to a consensu...

Two more of Japan's big life insurers said they would consider increasing foreign bond holdings amid low yields at home.

Apple shares jumped, then dropped, after the company reported lower profits and margins in its fiscal second quarter. Returning more capital to shareholders might limit further downside, but investors are growing impatie...

Analysts expect higher profit for Digital Realty Trust (DLR) when the company reports its first quarter results on Friday, April 26, 2013. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.18 a share, reflecting a rise ...

Leading up to Total's (TOT) announcement of its first quarter earnings on Friday, April 26, 2013, analysts have become more bullish as expectations have improved over the past month from $1.71 per share to the current pr...

Ventas (VTR) reports its first quarter earnings on Friday, April 26, 2013.

Optimism surrounds VF Corporation (VFC), as it gets ready to report its first quarter results on Friday, April 26, 2013. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of $2.17 a share, up from $1.94 a year ago.

Simon Property Group (SPG) reports its first quarter earnings on Friday, April 26, 2013.

Wall Street is expecting higher profit for Aon (AON) when the company reports its first quarter results on Friday, April 26, 2013. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.11 a share, a rise from 98 cents per s...

Analysts have become increasingly bullish on DTE Energy (DTE) in the month leading up to the company's first quarter earnings announcement scheduled for Friday, April 26, 2013. The consensus earnings per share estimate h...

FLIR Systems (FLIR) reports its first quarter earnings on Friday, April 26, 2013.

Covidien (COV) reports its second quarter earnings on Friday, April 26, 2013.

Analysts foresee Chevron (CVX) announcing decreased profits on Friday, April 26, 2013, when it reports its first quarter earnings. Despite this, they are generally optimistic about the stock.

Wall Street is high on Weyerhaeuser (WY), expecting it to report earnings that are up 1000% from a year ago when it reports its first quarter earnings on Friday, April 26, 2013. The consensus estimate is 22 cents per sha...

Analysts expect higher profit for LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) when the company reports its first quarter results on Friday, April 26, 2013. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $1.44 a share, reflecting a ...