Author: Patti Domm

What’s been showing up in this quarter’s earnings reports should now show up in Friday’s third quarter GDP release: Corporate America is worried, and its move to the sidelines is slowing down the economy.    Read More

Apple earnings and a Microsoft product launch keeps technology names at the forefront Thursday in a market that has been mostly punishing the sector for the last month.   Read More

Fed officials, huddling in Washington for a second day Wednesday, are likely to be discussing how to tweak policy later in the year. Those changes could include a new way of communicating their low rate policy, and what they will do when their Operation Twist ends in December.   Read More

Iran’s threat to keep its oil off the world market if the West tightens sanctions would not likely have much impact on world oil prices, already trading at a three-month low, an expert said.   Read More

After a string of tech sector earnings disappointments, expectations are high that Facebook could miss the mark when it releases its second earnings report as a public company Tuesday.   Read More

“Earnings, earnings, earnings...we were focused on earnings coming into this week and last week, and right now it’s just letting us down,” one trader said.   Read More

Stocks got slammed Friday by worse-than-expected quarterly results, but the damage may be limited because Wall Street was already expecting a nasty earnings season.    Read More

Some high-profile earnings misses soured sentiment ahead of Friday’s reports from two big Dow stocks — McDonald’s and General Electric.    Read More

A new wave of earnings news Thursday could help push stocks toward the year’s high water mark , but overseas events may play a role in setting the course for markets.   Read More

Market pros see an uptrend and no immediate speed bumps. Stocks could very well take out their 2012 highs and the next stop, one pro said, would be the 2007 highs.   Read More