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The best performing sector as of midday Friday is the Utilities sector, up 1.1%. Within that group, NiSource (NYSE: NI) and Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE: PNW) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gain of 2.0% a...

It is normal and understandable that investor confidence grows as paper profits in a long rally or bull market pile up. It’s therefore normal and inevitable that investor sentiment will be at its most bullish for that ...

The twenty ninth trading week of 2014 comes to a close with US markets higher in the last hour.

When the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India China, and South Africa announced the formation of a jointly run development bank earlier this week, the news sent a clear message: The developing world has arrived. Just 13 year...

With the booming oil production in the United States and the high costs associated with the construction of new pipelines and expansion of already existing pipelines, shipping oil via Jones Act qualified tankers offers K...

With the new C-Class rolling out in September, Mercedes will aim to remain the premium automotive leader in the U.S. this year, and also strengthen its bid to regain the global luxury sales crown from BMW by the end of t...

Though TI's restructuring initiative is almost over, the company states that it will continue to monitor its investments and the market opportunities they address, to focus on those that have the best potential for susta...

We figure in the second quarter, the company will likely see lower year-over-year defense segment revenues. However, this decline from the defense segment, will likely be more than offset by growth from the company's com...

Netflix's content superiority and device reach have been the primary drivers behind its success, and that's unlikely to change anytime soon as the company continues to invest in original and exclusive content. The real m...

The Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 3.5 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 3.2 million.  Shares of VEA were ...

Growing choices, falling fees and lower tax rates have opened up opportunities that didn't exist decades ago. Here's how to take advantage of the changes.

Corinna Schumacher, wife of the stricken motor racing legend Michael, has issued a personal message of gratitude to Formula One fans ahead of this weekend's German Grand Prix at Hockenheim.

In trading on Friday, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.2% on the day.  Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP), up about 8.9%...

Wall Street is high on Gannett, expecting it to report earnings that are up 9% from a year ago when it reports its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The consensus estimate is 63 cents per share, up from ...

Leading up to Allegheny Technologies' announcement of its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, analysts have become more bullish as expectations have improved over the past month from zero cents per share t...

Wall Street is optimistic about ARM Holdings, which is slated to report its second quarter results on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Analysts project a profit of 22 cents a share, a rise from 17 cents per share a year ago.For t...

Wall Street is expecting higher profit for Credit Suisse when the company reports its second quarter results on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 67 cents a share, a rise from 56 cen...

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about CIT Group as it prepares to reports its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The consensus earnings per share estimate is 86 cents ...

Optimism surrounds Comcast, as it gets ready to report its second quarter results on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of 73 cents a share, up from 65 cents a year ago.Over the p...

McDonald's reports its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, and the consensus earnings per share estimate is $1.43 per share.Over the past three months, the consensus estimate has sagged from $1.46. For the...

Analysts expect higher profit for Mead Johnson Nutrition when the company reports its second quarter results on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of 90 cents a share, reflecting a rise ...

In trading on Friday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.5%.  Helping drag down the group were shares of Gold Resource (GORO), off about 6.2% and shares of McEwen Mining (MUX) off ...