united technologies

U.S. stocks were little changed the day after investors and traders were reassured by the Federal Reserve that interest rates will not rise in the near-term. The U.S. government reported that fewer Americans filed claims for jobless benefits in the previous week, partly helping the S&P 500...

U.S. stocks declined as investors continue to follow the increasing tense situation in Ukraine as the markets pause for the weekend. Ukraine forces reportedly killed up to five pro-Russia rebels as the Russian military continues to conduct drills close to the Ukraine border. Additionally,...

U.S. stocks fell after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq has risen for six consecutive trading sessions after new home sales data came in worse than expected. Investors could reasonably expect the markets to cool off after six straight days of gains especially as earnings continue to come in mixed....

U.S. stocks rose as investors cheered recent earning reports and a positive home sales data for March. A $45 billion M&A offer also contributed to Tuesday's buying action as investors could be excited and motivated to buy stocks ahead of a few rough weeks of bearish activity. The S&P...

Both Sears Holdings and Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores have seen insider buying lately. So have Aircastle and Opko Health, which frequently see insiders scooping up shares. Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a...

U.S. stocks slipped to negative territory aided in part by Friday being a quadruple witching trading session. Major indices sold off in the afternoon as investors likely took some chips off the table going in to an uncertain weekend with the situation in Ukraine far from resolved. The S&P...

U.S. stocks fell as worries piled up over China's economy and further tension in Ukraine. China's combined industrial output growth slowed to 8.6 percent on year in January and February, below a forecast for a 9.5 percent rise and a previous reading of 9.7 percent. The New York Times reported...

Wednesday marked another day of mixed trading as investors and traders continue to find little clarity from the quarterly results released so far. With the markets being a "mixed bag" major indices ended the day little changed with the Dow ending slightly in the red and both S&P 500 and...

The markets are closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day, but after that the earnings season shifts back into high gear. The consensus forecasts for eBay, McDonald's, Netflix, Starbucks and Verizon call for year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining...

Lots of quarterly reports are on deck this week, to go along with all the delayed economic data expected to be released. Analysts and investors should have plenty to mull over. Earnings highlights will include reports from AT&T, McDonald's, Microsoft and Netflix, which are all expected to post...

This weekend in Barron's online: Barron's yearly ranking of the best and worst states, as well as the prospects for Kulicke & Soffa, Coeur Mining, Spirit Realty, Sears and more. Cover Story "Munis on the Mend" by Andrew Bary. While there still may be problems in the municipal-bond market,...

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...

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...

Between the August 15 and August 30 settlement dates, after the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established but as the latest tensions over the Syrian situation were just starting to boil up, the largest short interest moves in defense stocks were declines. The number of shares...

Between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates, after the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established but before the recent rise in tensions over the Syrian situation, defense stocks Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) saw the largest upswings in short...