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Before the Bell: Earnings, home-price and consumer data in focus
By MarketWatch Indications: U.S. stock-index futures moved higher Tuesday, as markets looked to rebound from the previous day’s losses, ahead of data on home prices and sales as well as consumer confidence
Market Snapshot: U.S. stock gains hinge on Apple, blue-chip results
By Wallace Witkowski , MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Corporate earnings will command the attention of investors in the coming week with about one-third of the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reporting quarterly results. “We’re looking at the big industrials for indicators of global growth,” said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott
Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Wednesday: Progressive, Titan
By William Spain , MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Among the stocks that could see active trade in Wednesday’s session are Progressive, Titan Machinery and Alcoa. Progressive /quotes/zigman/238942 /quotes/nls/pgr PGR -0.57% is slated to report fiscal fourth-quarter results before the opening bell. The insurer is expected to earn 39 cents a share on revenue of $21.76 billion, according to the average estimate of analysts polled by FactSet Research
Latin American Markets: Mexican stocks post record high with modest win
By Carla Mozee , MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Mexican stocks notched another record high Tuesday, sloughing off losses that had followed indications from U.S.
World stocks slip from 2012 high, Italy auction weighs
Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 World stocks slip from 2012 high, Italy auction weighs World stocks slipped from a 2012 high hit earlier in the session while the dollar fell to a four-week low on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve signalled it would keep monetary policy ultra-loose to support growth in the world’s biggest economy.
Short covering lifts Sensex over 100 pts; ICICI Bank down
Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 Short covering lifts Sensex over 100 pts; ICICI Bank down The BSE Sensex opened with 170 points gap up on Tuesday led by short covering, tracking positive global cues. However, the market immediately shed some gains due to fall in ICICI Bank
Obama defends clean energy in Nevada speech
By Robert Schroeder , MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Under fire from Republicans and losing ground with voters as fuel prices rise, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended solar power and other forms of renewable energy while insisting on revoking oil company subsidies. /conga/story/misc/dc.html 198792 Speaking in Boulder City, Nevada, Obama said the United States needs an “all of the above” energy strategy that includes renewables and increased domestic oil and gas production. Without naming names, he slammed “some politicians” who would cut off government funds for solar energy.
Futures Movers: Oil gains as inventories rise, dollar eases
By Michael Kitchen , MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Benchmark U.S. crude-oil futures rose in East Asian hours Wednesday on a decrease in inventories and a weaker dollar
Romney wins Illinois Republican primary
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Mitt Romney won the Illinois Republican primary on Tuesday night, racking up a win in the Midwest and adding momentum to his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. Romney defeated chief rival Rick Santorum in the nation’s fifth-most-populous state, as well as Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. Sixty-nine delegates are at stake in Illinois, and are awarded by congressional district
Oracle profit jumps 18%; shares rise in late trading
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – Oracle Corp. /quotes/zigman/76584 /quotes/nls/orcl ORCL +1.14% on Tuesday reported a fiscal third-quarter profit of $2.5 billion, or 49 cents a share, compared with a profit of $2.12 billion, or 41 cents a share, for the year-earlier period. Revenue was $9.04 billion, up from $8.76 billion