Paul Shread

A big gain in shares of HP (NYSE: HPQ) led tech stocks higher on Tuesday, but stock indexes pared their gains following a downbeat assessment of the

The major stock indexes held up well today after clearing a three-week trading range on Friday; solidly constructive action so far. The S&P 500 (first

Stocks slumped Monday as investors braced for grim economic and earnings news, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) bucked the downtrend on news that Steve Jobs'

Investors cheered Micron's (NYSE: MU) better than expected sales and looked past red ink and falling memory prices to send stocks modestly higher on

The major stock indexes broke their three-week uptrends earlier this week, but so far selling hasn't picked up. That suggests that stock market bulls may

Stocks fell for the fourth time in five sessions on Tuesday, and how they fare on Wednesday could have much to do with how traders view quarterly results

Tech stocks rallied Friday after solid results from Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) showed that IT spending is holding up

The major stock indexes are trying to form modest uptrends over the last three weeks, but they need to turn up soon or the next move could be down. The

The stock market had another rough day on Thursday, but earnings reports after the close from technology bellwethers weren't as bad as feared. Oracle

A drop of more than 6% in shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) weighed on tech stocks Wednesday, while the rest of the market struggled to digest the Federal

Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) has fashioned a marketing message for the times: use our products and you'll save money. Whether it's saving on management costs

Tech stocks soared Tuesday on better than expected results from Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) and historic action on interest rates by the Federal Reserve. The Fed