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U.S. stocks rose as investors digested jobless claims data which fell to a three month low ahead of Friday's monthly employment report. The S&P 500 was lifted to a new all time high of 1,8881.94 while the Dow recorded modest gains. The Nasdaq finished in the red The Fed's Bill Dudley...

U.S. stocks traded mostly higher today despite a key measure of home builder confidence falling in February. The New York Fed's general business index also showed signs of vulnerability. Despite the weak economic data which is partially due to weather, the Nasdaq index rose for the eight...

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve's new Chief Janet Yellen reassured investors that she is the right person for the job. In her congressional testimony, Yellen promised to stay the course in regards to the Federal Open Market Committee's approach to monetary policy. Yellen also...

Analysts at Goldman Sachs on Tuesday released a specialty report on steel. The analysts, led by Sal Tharani said that a growing demand from the automotive and aerospace industries will change the composition of the steel market. “We believe gradual conversion of automotive exposed body to...

It has been a great year for Q4 Systems (NASDAQ: QFOR) and its shareholders. Although it is a small cap firm in the information technology sector, clients of Q4 Systems have included such blue chips as Alcoa, Wal-Mart, and Walgreens, among many others. A previous article on Benzinga, "A Small...

Alcoa may have reported disappointing results last week, but the fourth-quarter earnings season really kicks off this week with reports from J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) on Tuesday. Big name financials will be well represented this week, with results due from the likes of...

Major indices ended the day little changed as investors and traders were not sure how to react to today's job reports. 74,000 jobs were added, well below the estimated 196,000. The report proved to be a complete contradiction to every other report previously seen. Related: ETFs Moving On The...

No single economic report gets more attention than the monthly non-farm payrolls report. Today at 8:30 am ET, that report hits the markets. Investors usually sit on their hands prior to the release of the report but this morning, the markets are up. Dow futures imply a 51-point upside move at...

Markets were relatively calm during Thursday's trading session as investors anticipate Friday's jobs report. The December employment report is expected to show about 200,000 payroll jobs representing a steady growth and a clear sign that labor market and economy are both strong. Related:...

The anticipation over the Fed minutes was overdone as the markets read the statement as being a non-event. The minutes reaffirmed that committee members were still proceeding with caution and there is no preset timeline. In the wake of the minutes the Dow was down about 0.4 percent at 16,362.74...

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter 2013 results Thursday, January 9, after the markets close. Its report has long been seen as kickoff of each new earnings season, though it may become less relevant now that the stock has been dropped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Quarterly reports from Alcoa (NYSE: AA) have long been considered the kickoff to a new earnings season, though its role may become less relevant now that it has been dropped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Along with Alcoa, Micron Technologies (NYSE: MU), Monsanto (NYSE: MON), SUPERVALU (...

The Nasdaq index traded above 4,000 for the first time since 2000. The other major indices were flat for the day as markets couldn't hold on to early gains that were boosted by an international accord with Iran. Economic news was rather light and there were no comments from a Fed chairperson that...