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By 1:46 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 17.52 points, or 0.16%, to 10,721.79, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 2.09 points, or 0.18%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 9.49 points, or 0.41%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the market are...

At 11:58 am, the Dow gained 0.08% to 10,747.71, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.04% to 1,134.78 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.65% to 2,349.81. The industries that are supporting the market today are: Education & Training Services: This industry jumped 4.00% by 11:...

Homebuilder Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) reported third-quarter earnings on Monday, entering profitable territory and exceeding analysts' expectations. The firm booked 16 cents per share, or $30 million, as revenue rose 14% to $825 million.  Analysts had been expecting earnings of six cents per...

Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: TNA) jumped 8.47%, and closed at $45.99 on Monday. TNA is designed to reproduce 300% of the performance of the Russell 2000 Index, which tracks the small cap stocks. Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X (ETF) (NYSE: DRN) gained 7.56%, as Kimco...

At 11:20 am, the Dow gained 1.00% to 10,714.41, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 1.03% to 1,137.21 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 1.12% to 2,341.51. The industries that are driving the market today are: Farm & Construction Machinery: This industry jumped 2.79% by 11:20...

Oracle Corp (NASDAQ: ORCL) is likely to post its FQ1 EPS at $0.36 on $7.27 billion in revenue. FedEx Corp (NYSE: FDX) may post its FQ1 profit of $1.20 per share on revenue of $9.41 billion. Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE: PIR) is expected to report its Q2 earnings of $0.11 per share on revenue of $310.08...

On Wednesday's edition of The Strategy Session, hosts Gary Kaminsky and David Faber brought on special guest Steve Eisman of FrontPoint Partners. Eisman is most well known for betting against sub-prime mortgages in the recent housing crisis. Eisman was brought on the show to shed some light on a...

Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) today announced a two-year partnership with Stanford University to conduct research as part of the Media X program, which studies the impact of information and technology on society. Apollo Group will join such participants as Cisco Systems, Intel and Konica...

New statistics released today reveal that the rate of defaults on student loans is rising, particularly in the private education sector. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that the national "cohort default rate" for fiscal year 2008, which is the most recent data, is 7% versus 6.7% for 2007...

HB Fuller (NYSE: FUL) is likely to post its FQ3 EPS of $0.44 on revenue of $348.50 million. TRC Companies Inc (NYSE: TRR) may report its Q4 loss of $0.13 per share on $56.69 million in revenue. Matrix Service Company (NASDAQ: MTRX) is expected to post its earnings of $0.13 per share for the fourth...

There has been a lot of chatter recently about trading volume (or lack thereof). Specifically, the popular topic of discussion has been how particularly abysmal volume was during the month of August. While seasonal volume trends are important and can have an effect on prices as well as price...

Spartech Corporation (NYSE: SEH) was downgraded by KeyBanc from “buy” to “hold.” SEH’s shares closed at $9.19 yesterday. SEH’s earnings have fallen by 38.97% in the past 5 years. JP Morgan downgraded AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE: AU) from "overweight" to "neutral." AU’s stock closed at $43.97...