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The earnings crunch continues this week. Among the highlights will be scheduled quarterly reports from Exxon Mobil and Chevron, from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck, from Time Warner and Viacom, and also from Twitter. Early Thursday, Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) is expected to say that it had earnings...

Walgreen (NYSE: WAG), which has already announced strong same-store sales growth for February despite the inclement weather, is scheduled to share its second-quarter fiscal 2014 results Tuesday, March 25, before the opening bell. Shares were cut to Sell by one analyst last week. Investors will...

Among the struggling U.S.-based retailers, Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) saw significant swings in short interest between the January 31 and February 14 settlement dates. Tuesday Morning and HHGregg also saw a double-digit increase in the number of...

This weekend in Barron's online: a robust forecast for the U.S. economy, a special report on master limited partnerships, as well as the prospects for American Airlines, CVS Caremark, EPL Oil & Gas and more. Cover Story "The Case for 4% Growth" by Gene Epstein. Demand for new homes and the...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Tesla: Robust sales in California According to Bloomberg, Tesla Motors' (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S sedan ranks third place among luxury cars in California in 2013. According to a market report from the California New Car Dealers...

Last week, Brian Sozzi, CEO and Chief Equities Strategist at Belus Capital Advisors dropped by on Benzinga's PreMarket show to discuss retailers. Benzinga asked Sozzi to share his retail expertise on companies he does not normally follow and for his opinion on CVS (NYSE: CVS) decision to...

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve's new Chief Janet Yellen reassured investors that she is the right person for the job. In her congressional testimony, Yellen promised to stay the course in regards to the Federal Open Market Committee's approach to monetary policy. Yellen also...

U.S. stocks traded mixed today as investors are anxiously waiting for Tuesday's testimony from Janet Yellen. Yellen will make her first appearance before the U.S. House of Representatives with a Senate session scheduled for Thursday. Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel told CNBC that "...

The earnings season is winding down. Most of the S&P 500 have reported fourth-quarter results, and the good news is that earnings beats have outnumbered earnings misses. Here is a quick rundown of what analysts expect from some of this week's most prominent quarterly reports. America Movil...

U.S. stocks finished the day almost unchanged as investors and traders were presented with a mixed bag of data today. A better than expected report on the service sector negated another report that showed that companies added fewer employees to their payrolls than anticipated in January. The...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Tableau Software: Trouncing estimates Last night, Tableau Software (NASDAQ: DATA) reported its fourth quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $0.20, beating the consensus estimate of $0.00. Revenue of $81.45 million beat the...

In a move that could cost CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) $2 billion annually, the country’s second-largest drugstore chain said it would phase out cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco by October 1. The change affects the chain’s more than 7,600 drugstores nationwide and was part of an overall...

Walgreen (NYSE: WAG), which has already announced that sales for the period were strong due to increased investment in promotional strategies, is scheduled to share its first-quarter fiscal 2014 results Friday, December 20, before the opening bell. Investors will be looking for details on sales...

After much anticipation and heavily speculation the Federal Reserve announced a $10 billion per month taper. Treasury purchases will be cut to $40 billion per month with MBS purchases cut to $35 billion per month. The Fed's move shouldn't come as a surprise as recent economic data and...