US stocks slumped lower in today’s trading session, as news of China’s stimulus plan failed to overcome ongoing concerns about a weakening US economy and the struggling financial sector. Read More

Who likes to live in the moment? Most folks either love to reminisce about the past and what was or are fixated on the future and what could be if only this, that or the other thing comes true. Read More

Unemployment may have surged to its highest level since 1994 and General Motors (NYSE: GM) might be teetering on the brink of insolvency, but US stocks shrugged off these concerns and posted a handsome rally. Read More

A day after US stocks posted the largest ever gains on an Election Day, the three major indexes tumbled amid concerns over the prospects of a recession and its impact on corporate earnings. Read More

Rising jobless claims stoked fears of a deep recession, prompting US stocks to tumble for the second consecutive day. Read More

Long Hauler Bunge’s (NYSE: BG) merger with one of the world’s largest producers of corn-based sweeteners and starches appears to be on the ropes after the board at Corn Products International (NYSE: CPO) indicated that it plans to withdraw support for the deal. Read More

Cash Cow Iowa Telecom (NYSE: IWA) reported its third quarter results, which reflected the company’s purchase of Bishop Communications on July 18. Read More

A day after US stocks posted the largest ever gains on an Election Day, the three major indexes tumbled amid concerns over the prospects of a recession and its impact on corporate earnings. Read More

US stocks rallied to respectable gains today, led by the energy and banking sectors. Meanwhile, speculation that the Treasury Dept might extend its bailout program to other financial companies gave share prices of General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Principal Financial Group (NYSE: PFG) a decent bump. Read More

Who hasn’t experienced firsthand what it means for the S&P 500 to be down 24 percent over the last two months and 33 percent year-to-date? The market’s gut-wrenching implosion is spelled out daily, red numbers all over computer monitors, TV screens, and newsprint. Read More