I truly expect significant earnings increases for this robust shipping company.

Why are S&P 500 companies holding onto cash instead of paying its investors through dividends?

Better-than-expected first-quarter earnings could signal a turnaround for much-maligned Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Nasdaq: GMCR).

While I expect a short-term pullback, I'm not anticipating a large top to form this week. It could, but I don't expect it to occur.

The Kindle Fire was expected to ignite Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) fourth-quarter earnings. Instead the company flamed out amid lower-than-expected sales.

With the Kindle Fire lighting up holiday stockings, analysts expect big guidance from management at Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) today.

Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and UPS (NYSE: UPS) were among the companies that reported mixed earnings results on Tuesday.

U.S. GDP growth and several big-company earnings reports fell shy of expectations this morning.

Car manufacturer Ford Motor (NYSE: F) had an impressive quarter on the surface, and its $0.05 miss in EPS is understandable.

A deeper look into Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) monster first-quarter earnings.

Caterpillar's (NYSE: CAT) fourth-quarter earnings were strong. But the future could be even brighter.

Patience is a hard skill to learn. But when the market is as hesitant as it currently is, patience is critical to your success as a trader.

Despite the fact that the six major U.S. banks have been on the rise for nearly four months now, their stocks remain risky long-term buys.

The most beaten-down tech stock on the market is up 14% after better-than-expected earnings.

On a seesaw day for the financial markets, here are three stocks that made big jumps.

The combination of the quick start and afternoon pullback resulted in a doji candle.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) rebounded from a rare fourth-quarter earnings miss today with first-quarter earnings that blew away analysts’ expectations.

The small and micro cap stock rally in early 2012 has caught a lot of people off guard.

A rally in the face of negative press is bullish. The optimism could be short lived, but the bullish momentum remains despite gloomy news reports.

General Electric (NYSE: GE) is down 2.7% in pre-market trading this morning after its fourth-quarter earnings declined 18% from the previous year.

The market blasted higher by a percent yesterday. For the SPX that marked the 10th positive session out of 12. In fact, the SPX has only recorded four down sessions in the past 19 tries.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) lost $227 million last quarter, but the stock is up 5% in early trading after beating analysts' expectations.

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) stock is up 6.3% in pre-market trading this morning after the bank reported improved earnings.

Weaker-than-expected earnings sent Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) stock tumbling more than 7% in after-hours trading.

With weak earnings from the banks and minimal economic data to embrace, I took a bearish position yesterday.

Earnings season hits full stride this week, and it could be a very critical week for the bulls.

Today, the price of natural gas is as low as it's been since the middle of 2009, so what should you do?

The difference between the two earnings reports came down to one area: investment banking.

The market recorded another gain yesterday as the indices continued to consolidate after the big open to start the week.

JP Morgan Chase's (NYSE: JPM) fourth-quarter earnings fell 23% from last year, but the real test for the big banks comes next week.

The increase in volume was excellent to see yesterday, and that increase in volume added further conviction to the bullish move higher past 1280 resistance.

I argue in favor of a bullish advance past 1301 resistance and this week could very well be the start of that move. 

Chairman of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Asset Management Jim O'Neill discusses what he calls the January 5-Day Rule...

China stocks were down more than 20% in 2011. Here are three that bucked the trend to make solid gains.

Three technology stocks that made the biggest gains in 2011.

Three large-cap stocks that made the biggest gains in the stock market in 2011.

Here are three stocks that made big gains in an otherwise lackluster week for the financial markets.

FedEx (NYSE: FDX) earnings were up 76% in the second quarter - perhaps a sign of healthier U.S. economy.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Nasdaq: GMCR) stock is down another 12% today on news that its signature K-Cups are losing their market share.

Best Buy's (NYSE: BBY) third-quarter earnings missed the mark, sending its stock tumbling in early trading today.

Martha Stewart Living (NYSE: MSO) was one of several stocks that made huge gains this week.

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) continues to rake in money, as the blue chip stock hit another new high this morning.

After a five-year hiatus, Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is reinstating its dividends. Are they built to last this time?

Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPad sales are falling, but the company's sales in another area are boosting its earnings forecast.

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) missed on its full-year earnings yesterday, prompting new CEO Meg Whitman to tell investors to lower their expectations.

J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM) had a rough earnings report yesterday. But Barron's says there are reasons the stock can get out of this latest "jam."

It was a tale of two earnings reports for America’s two largest retailers. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the No. 1 retail chain in the country, reported third-quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations and were down nearly 3 percent from a year ago. Meanwhile, Target (NYSE: TGT), the second-biggest retailer in the U.S., saw its earnings rise 3.7 percent year-over-year in the quarter that ended October 29.

Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Nasdaq: GMCR) plunged after fourth-quarter financial results fell short of analyst expectations, giving short-sellers including Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn additional reasons to be bearish on the stock.