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Stock futures pointed to a solidly higher open Wednesday following two strong earnings reports from chip-making giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and bank JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). As of 7:20 a.m. in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 72 points, or 0.65%, to 11029, the S&P 500...

(TheStreet) -- With Alcoa's (NYSE: AA) analyst beating quarterly report behind us, we are now in the full swing for what is shaping up to be an optimistic earnings season. Investors looking for a way to invest in this fast-paced time for the market should look to a strong, stable, and diversified...

Cusick's Corner On the Day that we celebrate Columbus sailing the ocean blue and the Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving too, the market sat still all day but there was one interesting play. (I love rhyming.) Technology may be at a potential breakout. XLK, the tech ETF, is at resistance of $23.5,...

US Financial stocks moved down. Shares of Charles Schwab Corp (NASDAQ: SCHW) fell about 2.57% and Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) moved down about 1.74%. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) is set to report its Q3 results on Wednesday. The Financial Select Sector SPDR exchange-traded fund (XLF...

In a report on Business & Learning Services, Piper Jaffray states that September topped off a very strong quarter in the debt markets, with near record issuance volumes in the high yield market and investment grade volumes that made two year highs. “These trends suggest to us upside in 3Q...

Media General, Inc. (NYSE: MEG) and Groupon today announced a partnership that will enable Media General to offer exclusive daily advertiser deals under the company's local media brand names and powered by Groupon. This week, the Richmond Times-Dispatch became the company's first media platform...

Shares of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) are up sharply today, gaining more than 8% on very strong volume. It's already traded more than 5 million shares, and the normal trading volume for the stock is 3.8 million shares. Gannett Co., Inc. operates as a media and marketing solutions company in the...

In order to enhance shareholders' returns, The Washington Post Company (WPO), a diversified media conglomerate, announced a share repurchase program. The company stated that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 750,000 shares of its Class B common stock.   The buy-back...

Teen apparel retailers led generally stronger-than-expected same-store sales in September, with a late start to the back-to-school season helping those chains beat Wall Street forecasts. Department stores and luxury chains also posted forecast-beating results, though retail experts warn the gains...

Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC), announced today that the Company and A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC) have agreed to split The G. B. Dealey Retirement Pension Plan into separately-sponsored plans effective on or about January 1, 2011. The split of the Pension Plan follows the spin-off in February 2008...

Usually on a strong day like today, the majority of stocks are gaining around 1% or higher, and anything weaker than that should be looked at, as perhaps a cast off in your portfolio, or even shorted. Here are a few stocks that are really taking a beating today, and could be some short ideas for...

Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) today announced that it has acquired Serengeti Law, the most widely used and highest-rated matter management system for corporate legal departments. The business will be aligned with the Corporate, Government & Academic business unit within Thomson Reuters Legal,...

Cusick's Corner The market turned south into the midday, probably on the heels of pullbacks from the tech titan AAPL and the fact there is the largest Short Interest on record by the latest Commitment of Traders in the NAZ Futures. This is not the end of the road for the move to the upside, but it...

The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) is slated to take its turn on the earnings stage after Monday's closing bell, with the agricultural chemical concern set to unveil its fiscal first-quarter results. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) are anticipating a profit of 72 cents per share,...