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The main indexes and leading stocks both struggled Tuesday, as the market uptrend came under pressure. The Nasdaq lost 1.5%, while the S&P 500 and NYSE composite each shed 1%. All three indexes had weak finishes, ending near their session lows. Volume rose from Monday's levels on both main ...

Oil prices rose to three-week highs on Tuesday after threats of more Syrian-Turkish violence raised supply concerns and other markets in energy, as well as crops, rebounded from a broad decline in the previous session. Metals ended flat to lower as continued strength in the U.S. dollar weighed down ...

As the indexes lost ground Tuesday, it was hard to find a cheerful angle, though the new highs list provided at least one. First, the bad news: The Nasdaq punctured its 50-day line. Losers led winners by wide margins on the indexes and on the IBD 50. Every stock in the Big Cap 20 fell. Even the new ...

Big-cap companies — those with a market capitalization of $15 billion or more — offer investors stability. Stability doesn't have to mean sacrificing growth, though. IBD's Big Cap Leaders Screen Of The Day sifts large caps to find those with the best returns, sorted by Composite Rating ...

The eurozone crises likely hammered investment banking returns in the last quarter. Still, analysts see JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Wells Fargo (WFC) posting better-than-a-year-ago numbers on Friday morning. The No. 1 bank by deposits, JPMorgan Chase, is expected to report a 19.6% earnings boost to ...

When the lights go out during a big storm it's nice to have a backup energy source. But when the lights come back on, back up generators can create a permanent eye sore in the yard for a temporary power source. Regulations require generators be placed away from homes for safety reasons. But General ...

The recent surge in economic optimism looked even more partisan in the latest IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism poll, with Republicans now suddenly turning more upbeat this month after Democrats had a similar spike last month. Both may have more to do with the looming presidential election than with the ...

An explosion in part-time hiring helped cut the unemployment rate to its lowest since January 2009, while separate payroll data out Friday indicate underlying job market trends are still weak. The jobless rate fell to 7.8% in September from 8.1% in August, according to the Labor Department's more ...

With so much focus on the national debt, it's remarkable that the sizable deficit-cutting plan Washington put into action last month has gone unreported. The reason for the silence: Federal Reserve policymakers made no mention of the deficit implications when they launched a third round of ...

Consumer electronics firm Boxee is looking to combine over-the-top TV with over-the-air TV in its latest set-top box. New York-based Boxee currently sells a set-top box for streaming Netflix (NFLX), Wal-Mart's (WMT) Vudu and other over-the-top Internet video services. So-called over-the-top TV ...

IO Data Centers, a provider of "modular data center" technology and services, on Wednesday was set to announce it completed a $90 million round of funding. The new round raises the total amount of disclosed funding for the Phoenix-based startup to $260 million. Founded in 2006, IO Data Center ...

Medical stocks, which normally hold up well even under tough market conditions, fell Tuesday afternoon, in synch with a broad market retreat. The slump also came in the wake of a warning by heart valve maker Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Monday that it expects lower sales for the current quarter than ...

Success . . . seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. Conrad Hilton, hotelier ...

Have you longed to fling off that day job and start up your own enterprise? Step one is flipping your mindset. Employees and entrepreneurs think differently, says Keith Cameron Smith, author of "The Top 10 Distinctions Between Entrepreneurs and Employees." "I get emails all the time from people ...

Ida Rosenthal had the right vision when it came to women's lingerie. A Manhattan dress designer whose customers didn't like the bandages used to flatten their breasts in the 1920s, she and husband William invented and popularized the modern brassiere. To some, it was an embarrassing subject, but ...

President Obama hopes there will be no change in the White House on Nov. 6. His campaign offers platitudes such as "investments" in education and green energy. But there has been very little attention on what Obama would actually do with four more years. Second terms tend to be lackluster. The ...

With independents breaking his way, support among men on the rise and enthusiasm numbers firming, Mitt Romney has taken a 2-point lead over Barack Obama as the presidential race heads for home and the IBD/TIPP Poll — America's most accurate — shifts into daily tracking mode. In a survey ...

More than three-quarters of the jobs created or saved by President Obama's economic stimulus in the first year were in government, according to a new study. In early 2009, Obama economic adviser Jared Bernstein and the Council of Economic Advisers Chairwoman Christina Romer stated, "More than 90% ...

With independents breaking his way, support among men on the rise and enthusiasm numbers firming, Mitt Romney has taken a 2-point lead over Barack Obama as the presidential race heads for home and the IBD/TIPP Poll — America's most accurate — shifts into daily tracking mode. In a survey ...

Iran: As a report suggests an imminent joint U.S.-Israel strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, Tehran moves to the threshold of atomic arms capability — and may soon throw out U.N. inspectors. Foreign Policy magazine, citing a figure "close to the discussions" between Washington and ...

Subsidies: With the economy faltering and Middle East unrest rising, President Obama acts as though the biggest issue facing the country is Mitt Romney's alleged threat to "Sesame Street." We have an idea for him. According to a recent tally, Obama brought up either Big Bird or Elmo 13 times ...

QAD Inc. (NASDAQ:QADA) (NASDAQ:QADB), a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturers, today announced QAD Business Process Management (BPM) solution fully integrated with Enterprise Applications. Free to customers on QAD maintenance for QAD Enterprise Edition (QAD

LONDON (AP) — BAE Systems says it has terminated discussions on proposed merger with EADS.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct 10, 2012) - Constellation Software Inc. ("Constellation") (TSX:CSU) is commencing today, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary NHCC Merger Corp., a cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock and preferred stock of Computer

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 10, 2012) - OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that it will file a Form 12b-25, Notification of Late Filing, with the Securities and Exchange

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Oct 10, 2012) - The investment brokerages - national industry, which features companies like TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation and Morgan Stanley, has had a challenging time of late. Macroeconomic conditions have kept many investors on the side lines, and low interest