After the Bell

A rather subdued start to the year – U.S. stocks pared earlier losses but still ended the first trading session of 2015 on a mixed note - only the Dow managed to eek out a slight gain, while all the other U.S. major averages ended the day in the red.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher spoke with FOX Business Network Monday, and weighing in on the economic impact of Federal Reserve policy said the central bank had gone "too far" with its stimulus efforts.

Hewlett Packard releasing earnings beating analyst expectations for earnings per share by a penny - but missing on revenue. The PC giant also warned of currency challenges ahead. HP stock trading down more than 5% in after-hours trading.

It was green across the screen today as the Dow saw its largest intra-day rally in eight weeks, jumping 296-points at the high.  Monday was also the first time since February 17th the S&P had back-to-back gains. The longest drought of consecutive gains since April 1994.   All 10 S&P 500 sectors ended higher for the first time since March 20. 

A blockbuster quarter for Apple (Nasdaq:aapl) as the tech giant surged past wall street's expectations for both revenue and earnings per share.  The world's biggest tech company crushed expectations for iphone sales which came in at 74.5 million units sold compared to estimates of 65.7 million.