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U.S. stocks were mildly higher as the second quarter comes to an end on Monday, before the markets pause for the Fourth of July holiday. Economic data was light as investors showed little interest as consumer sentiment improved in June from May. Recommended: Will The Markets Be Bullied By The...

IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Watson supercomputer will soon have competition. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) said Monday it plans to launch two new supercomputers under the name Apollo – one of them a direct attempt to take on Watson. The announcement came just ahead of Hewlett-Packard...

U.S. stocks were little moved with the news-flow light, as would be expected prior to a long-weekend. In fact, Thursday's trading session proved to be the second lowest volume day of 2014. The S&P 500 closed above 1,900 and came within striking distance of matching its intraday all time...

Breaking the $100 barrier for a quad-core Android tablet – by a penny – might be a big deal. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) certainly hoped so when it premiered its $99.99 HP 7 Plus in Europe a few months ago. Now the company has decided to try to shake things up in the U.S. with the domestic...

Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) became an intriguing tech stock after the company announced that it had hired Morgan Stanley to evaluate its strategic alternatives. No one knows if a merger will actually occur. And if it does, the buyer is still a question mark, as there are many possible suitors. Ivan...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is hard at work on its concept for a modular smartphone, which is officially known as Project Ara. The project (which is scheduled to give birth its first device in 2015) is already showing a lot of promise, but does it have what it takes to compete with Apple's (NASDAQ:...

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) kicked off earnings season for the big retailers last week with disappointing first-quarter results. Taking their turns on the earnings stage this week are Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Target (NYSE: TGT) and several more retailers. Below is a brief look at...

U.S. stocks finished higher as the Dow approached its all time high of 16,631.60. The index trading on Tuesday as high as 16,559.39. The S&P 500 index is also not that far away from its all time highs of 1,897.28. The Federal Open Market Committee began its two-day meeting in Washington....

Last summer, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was reportedly on the verge of an employee retention problem. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry researched the topic and found a growing number of Apple employees had apparently left the company for new positions with Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and...

U.S. stocks tumbled as investors and traders showed no intention of allowing Wednesday's bull charge to continue. The Nasdaq index continues to under-perform and notched its worst one day performance since 2011. The decline in the Nasdaq index continues to be fueled by biotech and momentum...

This weekend in Barron's online: alternative indexing, the quarterly report on mutual funds, as well as the prospects for Hewlett-Packard, B/E Aerospace, Rio Bravo Restaurant and more. Cover Story "Beyond Bogle: The New Indexing" by Reshma Kapadia. This week's cover story in Barron's remarks...

U.S. stocks kicked off a new month and new quarter with solid gains as U.S. manufacturing growth improved in March. The indexes have now logged a three-day winning streak, an accomplishment which was completely absent throughout all of March. The S&P 500 hit new all-time highs of 1,885.84...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) made waves after it confirmed reports that it is developing a virtual reality headset for PlayStation 4. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) are benefiting from better-than-expected smartphone demand, but that didn't stop Apple from releasing a cheaper iPhone 5C. Better...

U.S. stocks recovered most of Wednesday's losses after Fed Chief Janet Yellen spooked the markets a bit by hinting a rate hike could occur as soon as six months after the central bank terminates its quantitative-easing program. Investors found positives in several economic reports released...

U.S. stocks extended Monday's gains despite lingering concerns over Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized a draft treaty for Crimea to join Russia. U.S. economic data showed that housing starts in February remain healthy with modest gains. The Dow gained 0.55 percent,...