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  The cover story in this weekend's Barron's offers a look at how Las Vegas is faring in the post-pandemic era. Other featured articles discuss how to play the Las Vegas reopening and what to make of the meme stocks. Also see the prospects for a restaurant operator, small bank...

The U.S. Commerce Department revised its second-quarter GDP estimate slightly Wednesday, reporting that the U.S. economy shrank by 31.4% in the second quarter. The new estimate is up slightly from the previous estimate of a 31.7% decline. The GDP Numbers: The second quarter represents the largest...

This weekend's Barron's suggests ways to play U.S.-China tensions and the stock-splitting trend. Other featured articles look at how the election could affect health care stocks and what to expect from big-box retail earnings. Also, the prospects for a pharmaceutical giant, regional bank...

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. A couple of insiders made return trips to the buy window. Insider buying is subdued overall while earnings season is in full swing. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10% owners really only buy shares of a company for...

The cover story in this weekend's Barron's examines where to go and not go for yield in 2017. It's Barron's fifth annual assessment of income-producing investments in 10 sectors. Other featured articles offer Barron's latest picks and pans, as well as experts on...

U.S. retail sales posted a 1.3 percent gain in April, their largest leap in more than a year. But, do the latest retail numbers mean that fear of a U.S. recession and/or a major stock market pullback is no longer in play? “This is clear evidence that consumer spending is alive and well,...

After Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) kicked off the second-quarter earnings season last week, things ramp up this week with reports from many of the big banks, some tech giants and other blue-chips. Citigroup (NYSE: C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) get...

U.S. stocks held on to strong gains as U.S. industrial production rose more than projected. The Fed confirmed it will maintain a "friendly" policy that will support the economic recovery. According to Fed Chief Janet Yellen there are three main concerns the central bank is facing. Specifically...

The new earnings season kicks into high gear this shortened week. Highlights will include quarterly reports from Bank of America, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, from Intel and IBM, and from Coca-Cola, which are all expected to post earnings declines, as well as from Google and Johnson & Johnson...

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB), PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC), Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) and Sun Trust Banks (NYSE: STI) were among the bank stocks featured in a Deutsche Bank research report this week. While the analysts did see improved credit profiles, a decrease in consumer...

M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), which is facing concerns of the Federal Reserve over its intended acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp (NASDAQ: HCBK), is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2013 results Monday, April 15, before the markets open. Investors will be hoping for a repeat of the fourth...

M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), one of three banks in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) portfolio, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full-year results Wednesday, January 16 before market open. Investors will be keeping an eye on such things as the lender's net interest margin...

Last Friday, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) started off the most recent round of quarterly reports from the big U.S. banks by posting a record profit for the quarter. The company also reported that the number of mortgage loans and lending margins declined from the previous quarter. Results from many more...

The earnings crunch gets underway this week, with big names in the financial, technology, consumer goods and other sectors on tap to share their most recent quarterly results. Among those expected to post the biggest year-over-year gains in earnings are Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT), BlackRock (NYSE: BLK...