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U.S. stocks were lower as leaders from Britain, France, Germany and Canada have all made their respective countries position clear that Russia will face further sanctions if air investigators are not given full access to the crash site in Ukraine. Israel continued its ground offensive in the...

U.S. stocks rose as many questions remain unanswered following the crash of MH17 over the unstable region of Donetsk in Ukraine. U.S. intelligence sources speculated the plane was brought down by a ground-to-air missile but cannot confirm who was responsible. Investors appear to focus on...

U.S. stocks sold off after news reports began to surface that a Malaysian Airlines jet has crashed in Ukraine. While details have yet to be confirmed, a Ukraine minister claimed that the plane, which carried nearly 300 people, was shot down by rebels. Also not helping the market sentiment...

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 rose ahead of next week's busy earnings schedule, but still finished lower for the week. On Tuesday, Yahoo! and Intel kick off earnings in the tech sector with eBay following on Wednesday. Investors will also see results from Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase in the...

U.S. stocks were slightly higher following encouraging economic May data coming in a day before the Federal Reserve concludes its two day meeting regarding its monetary policy. It is possible the Federal Reserve will announce on Wednesday that it is lowering its monthly asset purchases to $35...

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) will report its first quarter results on Tuesday after the closing bell. Analysts are expecting the fast-food chain operator to earn $0.85 per share on revenue of $2.80 billion. The last time Yum! Brands reported its earnings was on February 3 when the company earned $0.70...

U.S. stocks rose as investors felt that earnings season is positive enough so far to reverse weakness the markets have seen in recent weeks. "Investors were braced for poor results, and at least so far, the numbers have been better than feared. We'll have a little more information to act on...

The earnings crunch is underway. Highlights this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, Netflix and Starbucks, which are all expected to post earnings growth, as well as from Ford, McDonald's and Microsoft, for which earnings declines are forecast. Here is a...

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) continues to pit its Taco Bell brand against McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) in the breakfast arena for one good reason – market share. McDonald’s owns 31 percent of the almost $32 billion early morning space, according to Technomic, and Taco Bell said it...

As if Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) Taco Bell trying to muscle in on breakfast wasn’t enough, traditional rival, Burger King (NYSE: BKW) has entered the ring and is stealing customers from McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) in the U.S. So said Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors on Jim Cramer's The Street...

Fast food king McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) is fighting back against Taco Bell’s well-publicized launch into the $50 billion breakfast market in at least two ways. First, the company tweeted a photo of Ronald McDonald petting a Chihuahua -- the Taco Bell mascot -- with the caption,...

U.S. stocks recovered most of Wednesday's losses after Fed Chief Janet Yellen spooked the markets a bit by hinting a rate hike could occur as soon as six months after the central bank terminates its quantitative-easing program. Investors found positives in several economic reports released...

This weekend in Barron's online: Barron's Penta Quarterly, as well as the prospects for Verizon Communications, Yum! Brands, Atwood Oceanics, FTD Companies and more. Cover Story "Treasure Hunt" by Karen Hube. In the current turbulent market, leading wealth managers favor a triple-play of...