DaVita HealthCare Partners

DaVita HealthCare Partners (NYSE: DVA) is soaring in after hours trading. Having issued guidance late last year, investors may not have expected much to change this afternoon. Raymond James analyst John Ransom echoed that sentiment. He told Benzinga that he thought the expectations were "pretty...

On Monday, investors as a whole didn’t want to make any big moves in anticipation of Fed Chief Janet Yellen’s testimony. Monday, the Dow was up seven points, basically flat, to finish the day at 15,801.79 The S&P was up 0.2 percent to 1,799.84 and the NASDAQ was up about 0.5 percent to...

This weekend in Barron's online: the annual Barron's 500 ranking, a look at some bargain stocks from that list, the prospects for Linn Energy and Atlas Air, and alternatives to REITs. Cover Story "The Barron's 500" by Jacqueline Doherty. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have struggled of late, but it...

Many of the S&P 500 have already reported their first-quarter results, but this week will bring plenty more earnings reports. Highlights will include earnings from Walt Disney and News Corp., Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Whole Foods Market, Anadarko Petroleum and First Solar, as well as...