Among the stocks expected to see active trading on Tuesday are Big Lots, Borders, Burger King and Staples.

Billionaire investor George Soros thinks the worst of the global financial crisis is behind us.In a June 20 interview with Polish television the Hungarian-born Soros acknowledged that this has been the most serious crisis he’s seen in his lifetime but said that: “Definitely the worst is behind us.”For those who like to interpret “Soros-speak ” that’s as powerful a sign as any that Soros -- one of the world’s most successful investors -- is “going long.”But is he wrong?On the one hand the World Bank's busy roiling the markets with recently updated figures that project a 2.9% decline in ...

The tech sector kicked off the third quarter with modest gains Wednesday, as bellwethers Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. advanced in early trading.

Monday's downturn marked the most severe downturn since the March trough. This sets the stage for near-term consolidation, but the burden remains on market bears to reverse the uptrend.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Semiconductor manufacturer Vishay Intertechnology Inc. slashed its sales forecast for the second time in several months as a global recession weakens demand.