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Shares of home-construction stocks like Sherin-Williams and Generac Holdings enjoyed solid gains on Wednesday thanks to double beats from Owens Corning and Valspar.

Emerging market fears have hurt steel stocks so far this year, but names like Nucor and Steel Dynamics rallied on Tuesday thanks to a bullish note from Bank of America.

After a horrible Monday, the market rebounded and more than made back its early losses. Unfortunately, the comeback feels “too far, too fast.”

Twitter and Pandora are big losers on the market, while Yelp is surging to record highs after reporting upbeat earnings

Twitter, Pandora and Yelp are out with results after the close today, and investors are anticipating some big post-earnings moves.

Many of the major equity market averages are down more than 5% from their recent highs and in a pullback.

After Friday’s 318-point tumble on the Dow, the major market averages have moved closer to the 5% to 10% decline that is typically defined as a “pullback.”

Today’s steep stock market selloff notwithstanding, Covidien and McKesson are bucking the downward trend and rallying to all-time highs.

Friday’s triple-digit selloff on Wall Street leaves all of the major  market averages in the red for the week and the year.

The Dow Jones Transportation Average took its worst beating since 2011 on Friday as the economic bellwether recedes from record highs.

Shares of defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon hit record highs following upbeat results and guidance from Rockwell Collins.

Housing-related stocks are coming under pressure today after building permits, a reliable gauge of future housing activity, fell more than expected in December.

When it comes to picking stocks in 2014, investors appear to be sticking with last year’s winners.

The broad-market barometer turned positive for the year in mid-day trading Wednesday as market participants cheered upbeat bank earnings.

The telecom equipment group is a bright spot in an otherwise down market, with Juniper Networks leading the charge.

After a stellar 2013 on Wall Street, this year is starting off on a more bearish note as nearly every index has lost ground.

Stocks are up 30% over the past year, despite higher long term Treasury yields and earnings growth that averaged around 5% in the latest period. 

Shares of a handful of auto equipment makers rallied to fresh highs Monday.

Utility stocks roared higher Friday on the back of a disappointing December jobs report.

Wall Street has been moving sideways this year, but there are still plenty of opportunities out there