Paul Shread

If President Obama wasn't aware of the Herculean task he faces to try to right the economy, he certainly got a better sense of it today, as the bank

IBM (NYSE: IBM) posted surprisingly strong earnings late Tuesday, but the company's earnings report could be overshadowed by growing worries over the dire

Results from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) that weren't as bad as feared helped boost stocks on Friday, even as bank shares remained under pressure. Intel rose

The S&P 500 (first chart below) was the only major stock index to hold support today, which makes that 815 support level doubly important now; if it goes,

Despite some downbeat corporate news and worries about the banking sector, stocks managed to finish Thursday's trading session with modest gains after

Stocks plunged Wednesday on banking worries and much weaker than expected retail sales, and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made matters worse after the close by

Tech stocks rose Tuesday despite revenue warnings from more chip companies, as investors remained focused on Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) results due out late

A forgettable week for the stock market, as first breakouts failed and now support. Take a look at the S&P (first chart below): after clearing a

Seagate (NYSE: STX), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) led stocks lower on Monday, as the market continued to fall ahead of the release of

Stocks tumbled Friday on news that the economy lost another half million jobs last month, but Palm (NASDAQ: PALM) continued its two-day rocket ride. Palm

Palm (NASDAQ: PALM), EMC (NYSE: EMC) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) led tech stocks higher on Thursday even as blue chip stocks were weighed down by dismal

A warning from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and a dramatic drop in private sector employment sent stocks to their worst drubbing in a month on Wednesday. Intel