- Consumer confidence rises in April
- A.K. Steel jumps 5.4% after profits rise four-fold
- Home prices data dent retail stocks
- Netflix shares fall 5.4% on outlook, downgrade
- Gold falls below $1,500 after string of records
- Cisco powers tech gains, as Lexmark falls
- Oil falls to under $112 a barrel
- Airline stocks up; Delta forecasts revenue growth
- Lexmark shares slump 14% on weak earnings report
- U.S. stocks lifted by earnings at the start
- Energy stocks make modest gains
- Financial stocks rise, banks help keep Dow firm
- IBM raises quarterly dividend by 15%, approves $8 billion buyback
- Primary dealers warn on debt-ceiling-breach impact
- Delta Air plans to idle some trans-Atlantic jets
- Canada stocks fall on weakness in metals
- IBM hikes dividend, approves $8 bln share buyback
- Waters shares surge as medical lab spending rises
- Primary dealers of U.S. Treasurys warn about impact of not raising debt ceiling
- Sigma-Aldrich ups profit outlook; shares gain
- Kindred Healthcare shares surge 13% on earnings
- Centene shares up 6% on earnings results
- Humana shares up 6% on forecast bump
- Fed buys $1.99 bln in Treasurys; bonds stay up
- Lab equipment maker stocks rise on Waters results
- Eurostat voices doubt over Romania's deficit data
- Renault revenue climbs 15% in first quarter
- Lawson to be acquired in $2 bln deal, stock falls
- Under Armour drops on gross margin concern
- Lockheed CFO: cost trimming could benefit outlook
- Toyota recalls about 51,000 Tundra trucks
- Treasurys sell 2-year notes; bonds hold gains
- Power restored at Texas City refineries
- Facebook unveils Groupon rival service 'Deals'
- L-3 approves new $1.5 bln stock buyback program
- Gold futures suffer first loss in nine sessions
- Wal-Mart CEO sees "traction" in US
- Oil ends session with mild losses
- Drimal pleads guilty to insider trading charges
- Silver futures see record trading volume
- Dow finishes up 115 points as earnings reports drive stocks higher
- Amazon earnings slide 33% in first quarter
- EMC Insurance shares drop on loss estimate
- Fed approves M&T's purchase of Wilmington Trust
- Broadcom reports 9% profit gain
- U.S. stocks rally on earnings; Dow up 115 points
- Lazard hikes quarterly dividend by 28% to 16 cents
- Western Union quarterly profit edges higher
- H&R Block names William Cobb president, CEO
- Coca-Cola Enterprises hikes quarterly dividend
- DreamWorks Animation profit drops 59%
- Torchmark quarterly net income falls
- Altera profit up as sales increase 33%
- API shows gasoline stockpiles down, rise for oil
- Hertz's quarterly loss narrows to 32 cents a share
- Regeneron, Sanofi cancer drug meets study endpoint
- Nasdaq and ICE press for NYSE meeting
- Costco raises quarterly dividend, approves $4 billion stock buyback
- H&R Block names William Cobb as new CEO
- Amazon shares fall in late trading after earnings miss expectations
- Sony says PSN data was compromised
- Stanley Black & Decker posts profit
- Franken sets hearing on Apple, Google tracking
- LDK Solar lowers first-quarter sales outlook
- RenaissanceRe swings to loss of $4.69 a share
- Costco unveils $4 bln buyback; dividend increase
- DeVry posts higher profit on enrollment growth
- Departing Oracle finance chief gets $800K bonus
- South Korea's economy grows 1.4% in first quarter
- Japanese stocks climb in early trading after U.S. gains overnight; Nikkei Average up
- Japanese stocks rally following U.S. gains
- Australian stocks higher ahead of inflation data
- Hong Kong stocks follow Japan, U.S. shares in rally; Hang Seng Index up 1% in early m
- Australian consumer prices rise sharply in Q1
- Hong Kong stocks join Japan in rally
- S&P downgrades Japan's sovereign-debt outlook to negative
- S&P cuts outlook on Japan sovereign rating
- Japan stocks rally in morning
- Hong Kong developers gain ahead of land auction
- PCCW says spin-off plan rejected by stock exchange
- Johnson & Johnson, Synthes announce $21.3 billion merger
- Credit Suisse net off 45%; underlying net off 17%
- Asian stocks mostly gaining, but off early highs
- India stocks edge up, but Wipro hit by earnings
- Ericsson sales, net income beat forecasts
- Johnson & Johnson to buy Synthes for $21.3 bln
- Barclays profit down 5.2%, impairments shrink
- BP net higher, takes $400 million Gulf charge
- ARM Holdings 1st-period net up 6.8%
- Shanghai Composite ends at five-week low
- Europe stocks flat; Renault up, Barclays off
- CenturyLink to buy Savvis in $2.5 billion cash-and-stock deal
- WellPoint first-quarter earnings up 6%
- Whirlpool earnings rise 3% to $169 million
- Baker Hughes profit nearly triples
- Praxair reports higher-than-expected earnings
- U.K. first-quarter GDP expands by 0.5%
- Scana net income edges up, revenue dips
- Parker-Hannifin ups dividend 16%
- Corning profit falls 9%
- Rockwell Automation profit climbs 21%
- GlaxoSmithKline profit rises 14%
- General Dynamics quarterly earnings rise
- Moody's profit up 37%, raises outlook
- CIT net off 55%; credit-loss provision lower
- Wyndham earns 41 cents, lifts full-year guidance
- CenturyLink to acquire Savvis in $2.5 bln deal
- Merck boosts stock-buyback authorization to $6.4 billion
- Boeing affirms 2011 financial forecast as quarterly profit rises but revenue slips
- Southern Co. profit drops after warmer quarter
- CIA's Panetta to be defense secretary: Report
- Hess Corp. profit jumps 73%
- Boeing first-quarter profit climbs 13%
- Corning rises on better-than-expected results
- Northrop Grumman earnings rise 13%; ups outlook
- Exelon Corp. adjusted profit beats target
- Dr Pepper Snapple Group profit rises
- Merck to buy back $6.4 billion in stock
- Coming up: Durable-goods orders for March
- Allegheny Tech profit rises
- U.S. durable-goods orders rise 2.5% in March
- U.S. stock futures add to rise after economic data
- Treasurys fall, dollar flat after durable goods
- Orders for U.S. durable goods rise 2.5% in March
- ConocoPhillips profit rises, production falls
- Avery Dennison earnings decline
- Apple announces white iPhone, iPad 2 expansion
- White House releases long-form birth certificate
- U.S. stocks open higher as Wall Street readies for historic Fed press conference
- Amazon shares rise 2.7% following results
- Moodys jump helps lift financial stocks
- Energy stocks lag gains in broad market
- U.S. stocks begin higher ahead of Bernanke
- Techs edge up, but Broadcom shares tumble
- Airline stocks slip led by Delta, US Airways
- Crude oil, gold rise modestly ahead of Fed
- Amazon leads retail-sector gain; Jones Group drops
- Rockwell Automation shares sink
- Corning shares rally on earnings
- Crude oil adds to losses after EIA inventory data
- Cardiome rallies on analyst upgrade
- Homeowner-vacancy rate ticks down in first quarter
- Gold futures pare gains as U.S. dollar strengthens
- Donald Trump 'honored' to have played role in Obama birthplace controversy
- Canadian stocks down in early trading
- Trump 'honored' by part in Obama birth issue
- U.S. dollar rallies ahead of Fed rate decision
- National Oilwell, Nabors drag down energy stocks
- Boeing won't address 777 rate plans until year end
- Questcor rallies on earnings report
- Boeing: A320neo has not impacted 737 demand
- Treasury sells 5-year notes; bonds slide more
- MarketWatch blog of Fed rate decision, press conference, outlook
- Overstock.com to rename Oakland-Alameda Coliseum
- Hess expects no Libya production in 2011
- U.S. stocks get modest lift from Fed monetary-policy statement
- Fed leaves benchmark lending rates at historic lows; 'extended period' vow intact
- U.S. stocks draw slight lift from Fed statement
- Energy stocks remian in red after Fed
- S&P hikes Express Scripts's rating to 'BBB+'
- U.S. dollar slips following Fed rate decision
- Retail stocks rise after Fed keeps rates steady
- Oil adds to gains after Fed says recovery on pace
- Financial stocks tick up on FOMC rate descision
- Gold gains more ground as Fed holds rates steady
- Treasurys, dollar slip after Fed statement
- Kiely to step down as chief of MillerCoors
- Fed holds rates steady, QE2 to end on schedule
- Amazon shares hit all-time high despite day-ago earnings shortfall
- Universal Health shares leap on earnings report
- Drug stocks gain in wake of Fed statement
- Inflation-rate pickup means no 'QE3': Bernanke
- Fed lifts 2011 inflation forecast and reduces GDP outlook
- Watch historic Bernanke news conference live on MarketWatch
- MW Radio: Stocks pick up pace in wake of Fed statement
- Jobs: iPhone precise location not transmitted-WSJ
- Exxon Mobil edges up to highest level since 2008
- Lithia shares rally 10% on earnings, upgrade
- Bernanke says inflation means no QE3
- Treasurys, dollar fall: Bernanke to reinvest debt
- Fed to maintain balance sheet after QE2 end
- Google, Apple asked to testify at Senate hearing
- Bernanke says not sure when Fed will tighten
- U.S. stocks lightly pare gains as Bernanke speaks
- Dollar slips, Treasurys down on Fed forecasts
- Regeneron soars 22% on cancer drug study
- Fed hikes 2011 inflation view, cuts GDP outlook
- Gold rallies 0.9% to settle at record $1,517.10/oz
- Exxon Mobil hikes quarterly dividend to 47 cents
- Dow industrials up more than 100 points as closing bell approaches
- Chevron hikes quarterly dividend 8.3% to 78 cents
- Chrysler to launch deal to repay loans: report
- Gold extends gains in electronic trading
- U.S. stocks finish higher after Fed reiterates vow to keep rates low
- U.S. stocks surge in final hour; Dow up 98 points
- EBay cites PayPal and auction strength as profit rises 20%
- Ron Paul: Bernanke should have owned up to economy's deficiencies
- Nasdaq Composite Index closes at highest level since December 2000
- Berkshire Hathaway board says Sokol violated its insider-trading rules
- EBay earnings jump 20% in first quarter
- Akamai earnings climb almost 24%
- Stocks rally after Fed; Nasdaq highest since 2000
- LSI Corp. net falls 55%
- Sokol violated Berkshire ethics: board report
- More rail traffic boosts Norfolk Southern profit
- Starbucks profit up 20% on climbing sales
- Citrix profit up as sales increase 18%
- Xilinx reports 8% profit rise
- Allstate first-quarter profit rises to $519 mln
- Aflac profit falls 38%, hit by investment losses
- Fed funds futures signal 2012 rate hikes
- Lincoln cashes in on market rally as profit jumps
- Baidu quarterly profit more than doubles
- Facebook investors to sell $1 bln in stock: report
- Constellation shares rise on reported Exelon talks
- Japanese stocks open higher, shrugging off downbeat data; Nikkei Average up 0.6%
- Bank of Japan to cut 2011 growth forecasts: report
- Japanese stocks rise as yen weakens, but Sony down
- Japan industrial production drops by record 15.3%
- Japan consumer prices mark first rise since 2009
- Hong Kong stocks jump, following Fed-inspired gains on Wall Street; Hang Seng Index u
- Panasonic to cut 40,000 workers: reports
- Hong Kong shares get lift from Fed, strong results
- China adds 73.9 million people since 2000: census
- Tokyo stocks extend gains on Fed, results
- Bank of Japan details special quake-relief lending program, leaves policy rate unchan
- Indian stocks slightly down as tech stays weak
- Bank of Japan rejects proposal to raise asset buys
- German jobless decline 37,000 in April
- ABB upgraded to outperform at Credit Suisse
- China shares skid in afternoon on policy fears
- European markets start higher
- Banco Santander profit slips 4.8%
- Shell profit tops expectations, dividend unchanged
- AstraZeneca net up; generic competition hits sales
- Suez Environnement Ebitda margin widens
- Deutsche Bank profit climbs 17%
- Dow Chemical beats forecasts as sales jump 20% to $14.7 billion
- Exelon to acquire Constellation Energy for $7.9 billion of stock
- Raytheon earnings fall 14%; cuts outlook
- PepsiCo profit down 20% after one-time gain
- Nielsen swings to quarterly loss on IPO charges
- Bunge more than quadruples profit
- Dow Chemical profit rises 29% to $710 million
- Medco Health's first-quarter profit up 3%
- Potash profit nearly doubles on strong prices
- International Paper swings to first-quarter profit
- Starwood Hotels & Resorts net income slips
- Aetna profit rises 4%, purchases Prodigy Health
- Host Hotels' first-quarter loss narrows