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U.S. stocks rose as investors and traders find comfort in corporate earnings that continue to come in at better-than-expected levels. Although it's still very early in to earning season, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) reported better-than-expected results and stronger-than-expected PC sales,...

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average finishing at a new closing high for a third straight day, you can bet on a lot of talk about stocks being frothy. But are they? Below are three different ways to spot stocks that may be frothy, and the top five identified by each marker. Some names recur...

The Netflix smash-hit political drama House Of Cards portrays a coercive relationship between a billionaire entrepreneur and the President of the United States. It has been rumored that this character, Raymond Tusk, is based on Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett. This is an understandable...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), which has set its sights on wearable technology, gaming and the Internet of Things in its effort to move away from the dwindling PC market, is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2014 results on Tuesday, April 15, after the markets close. As a member of the Dow Jones...

Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have...

Between the September 13 and September 30 settlement dates, the number of shares sold short in Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) grew by the largest percentages among U.S. defense stocks. In the days leading up to the federal...

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) will kick off the new earnings season this week. Analysts are looking for revenue declines from these three, and only Wells Fargo to post year-over-year earnings growth. Since it has dropped out of the Dow Jones...

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), the company behind Call of Duty, Skylanders and the ill-fated Guitar Hero franchise, is seeking independence from Vivendi (OTC: VIVHY). The company had hoped to buy back roughly 429 million shares -- worth $5.83 billion -- from Vivendi earlier this year....

Between the August 30 and September 15 settlement dates, the number of shares sold short in defense stocks Boeing (NYSE: BA), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Textron (NYSE: TXT) rose by double-digit percentages. In that period, the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established, but...

This weekend in Barron's online: managing health care expenses for the long term, as well as the prospects for GE, Nexstar Broadcasting, United Rentals, Approach Resources and more. Cover Story "How to Protect Your Health and Wealth" by Beverly Goodman. In this week's cover story in Barron's,...

This weekend in Barron's online: the outlook for Europe, 15 cheap stocks in a pricey market, and the prospects for cyber security stocks, Interpublic Group, Global Cash Access Holdings and Hess. Cover Story "Europe's Economy Will Rebound" by Jonathan Buck. "Europe's economy has hit bottom, and...

The earnings season ramps up this week, providing plenty of perspective on how the financial and technology sectors fared in the second quarter. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Intel (NYSE: INTC), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and many...

The earnings crunch is on this week, with first-quarter results due from such iconic blue chips as Coca-Cola, General Electric, Google, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's and Microsoft. Analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings growth from each of them, but earnings declines from Intel,...

He lost his job in 2011. Now J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) has asked its former CEO, Mike Ullman, to come back and save the struggling retailer. Ullman was more or less ousted in 2011 after activist investor Bill Ackman pushed for him to retire. The investor was unhappy with J.C. Penney's stock...

This weekend in Barron's online: a manufacturing boom in the United States is in its early days, part two of the Barron's 2013 Roundtable picks and pans, and the prospects for Intuitive Surgical, Apple and Ryman Hospitality Properties. Cover Story "The Next Boom" by Kopin Tan. After decades of...