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U.S. stocks dropped on Monday after last week's record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average as data had China's industrial output slowing.Icahn Enterprises LP (IEP) said it signed a confidentiality pact with Dell Inc. (DELL), less than a week after investor Carl Icahn joined those opposed to co-founder Michael Dell's plan to take the personal-computer maker private.Shares of Dell gained 0.8% in early trade.The Nasdaq Composite (RIXF) lost 6.6 points, or 0.2%, to 3,237.72.The Dow industrials fell 3.3 points to 14,393.82 and the S&P 500 index slipped 1.4 points to 1,549.79.The heads of the House and Senate budget committees this week will introduce dueling budget resolutions. Tens of billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts began to take hold after lawmakers and the White House failed to reach a deal before March 1. Unless a short-term funding bill is passed by March 27, the government could face a partial shutdown.The budget battle didn't dent equities last week. The Dow (DJI...
These stocks are down on high volume today:The Fresh Market (NASDAQ:TFM) is trading down on a volume of 6.9 million, or 6.1 times its average daily volume. Shares ha...
The Services sector (IYC) showed little change during trading today while the S&P 500 rose 1.7%.While being down today, the ETF, as a proxy for sector performance, t...
Here are nine stocks that struck 52-week highs:While trading on above-average volume, Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) climbed today, reaching and then surpassing its previous...
These six stocks struck 52-week highs:The share price of Hershey (NYSE:HSY) rose today, reaching and then surpassing its previous 52-week high of $67.45. The stock w...
The Services sector (IYC) showed little movement while the S&P 500 gained 0.8% during trading today.The ETF is trading at 0.3% of its 50-day moving average and 107.4...
By Solarina HoTORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard abandoned its $2 billion hostile takeover bid for Casey's General Stores on Thursday, nearly half...
(Iin U.S. dollars unless noted)TORONTO (Reuters) - Alimentation Couche-Tard is willing to sweeten its $2 billion offer forU.S.-based Casey's General Stores, Canada's...
By Solarina Ho and Pav JordanTORONTO (Reuters) - Casey's General Stores said Tuesday it might agree to talks withAlimentation Couche-Tard if the Canadian companywoul...
(In U.S. dollars)TORONTO (Reuters) - Casey's General Stores, an operator of convenience stores in the U.S.Midwest, said Tuesday it was willing to discuss making adea...
TORONTO (Reuters) - Couche-Tard iswilling to consider raising its $2 billion bid for Casey'sGeneral Stores, countering a higher offer from7-Eleven, if the process is...
FBN's Connell McShane breaks down details of reports on weekly jobless claims and the trade deficit.
(Updates prices, adds byline)By Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rosefor a sixth day in seven Thursday ahead of weekly dataexpected to sho...
On the first trading day of 2013, the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NYSE:IWM) hit a fresh all-time high and even with a small loss in Thursday's session, IWM is f...
Brian Angerame, Clearbridge Advisors portfolio manager, on new housing starts and why he believes a housing recovery is underway.
The Services sector (IYC) held steady during a trading day that saw the S&P 500 grow 0.7%.The ETF, as a proxy for the sector, tracked closer to the overall market to...
The Services sector (IYC) showed little movement on a trading day that saw S&P 500 fall 0.1%.The ETF, as a proxy for the sector, tracked closer to the overall market...
Today, these stocks are up on high volume:BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:BMRN) saw its price spike on above-average volume today, as 2.8 million shares, which is tw...
These stocks hit one-year highs:While trading on below-average volume, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) climbed today, reaching and then surpassing its previous 52-wee...
During trading today, both the Services sector (IYC) and the S&P500 showed little movement.Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) was one of the sector's big losers, a...
