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Will the next catalyst for the stock market please step forward?After U.S. stocks' best January in 15 months, stocks spent the first full week of February in a tight zigzag around five-year highs. Investors sat on the sidelines, they treaded water, they lacked conviction -- in other words, they used up a lot of Wall Street's favorite clichÛs for not doing much at all.Volume was low, capped by the lowest volume day of the year Friday as many on Wall Street headed out early ahead of a commute-clogging winter storm. The S&P 500 (SPX) and the Nasdaq Composite (RIXF) ended the week higher for the sixth week in a row, though they gained less than 1% each.The week ahead doesn't promise much in the way of catalysts. But there are a few factors that could shake things up.1. The bond marketThe 10-year (10_YEAR) Treasury note yield is one to watch. The benchmark note's yield popped above the 2% level in late January as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) headed back to 14,000. The rise in the ...
Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN) reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and sales on Wednesday, fueled by its lodging business and continued growth in v...
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What jobs offer the highest pay? Investment banking is up there. So is specialist surgery.But consider this. Slightly over twenty years ago, Johnathan Roberts starte...
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG), the world's largest hotel operator by number of rooms, Tuesday said it will return $1 billion to shareholders as it recorded...
Wyndham Worldwide's (NYSE:WYN) net income rose in the second quarter.Earnings and Revenue The company posted an EPS above analyst expectations, though revenues fell ...
For the last five quarters, Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE:WYN) has exceeded analyst expectations. The company will try to continue the streak when it reports its latest ea...
U.S. regulators filed a complaint against Wyndham Worldwide Corp (NYSE:WYN) and three subsidiaries on Tuesday, alleging that a failure to safeguard consumers' person...
Here are nine stocks that hit 52-week highs:The share price of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) went up today, reaching and then surpassing its previous 52-week high ...
BP Plc has accused the U.S. government of withholding evidence that may show the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was smaller than federal officials claimed, a key issu...
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG.LN) Monday said it's launching a new upscale hotel chain in China , as the world's biggest hotel operator by number of rooms s...
BP Plc has reached an estimated $7.8 billion deal with businesses suing over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the company said on Friday, but the oil giant...
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (WYN) sold $800 million of notes to redeem outstanding debt in the U.S. credit markets Monday, according to a person familiar with the pricin...
U.S. stocks eked out modest gains Wednesday after earnings from Time Warner Inc., Wyndham Worldwide Corp. and others reinforced a theme of steady improvement for con...
U.S. stocks closed out a choppy session Wednesday with small gains for blue-chips and the S&P 500 and a minor loss for the Nasdaq Composite . The Dow Jones Industria...
U.S. stocks rebounded from early losses Wednesday as investors began to book profits after recent run-ups.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was nearly flat 13,9...
U.S. stocks slipped back and forth between slight gains and losses Wednesday as investors wrestled with indecision after a big run-up in stocks to record highs and a...
U.S. stocks fell back into negative territory Wednesday as a strong showing of consumer-based earnings reports mixed with some headwinds out of Europe.The session be...
U.S. stocks turned higher Wednesday as a strong showing of consumer-based company earnings reports countered some headwinds out of Europe.Earlier in the session, inv...
U.S. stocks pared losses on Wednesday as a strong showing of consumer-based company earnings reports, countered some headwinds out of Europe.Earlier in the session, ...
