Third-quarter earnings season is coming to an end with the mildest profit decline in two years.

Stocks have been sailing swiftly this year, but many investors missed the boat by clinging to defensive positions set in the depths of the downturn. Rather than regret lost opportunity, make sure your portfolio is ready for 2010.

Buy or bail? Investors will have a raft of earnings reports to digest during a week that's bound to continue stocks' bumpy ride,.

It was a big day for the bulls as investors cheered earnings reports from Dow companies 3M (MMM) McDonald's (MCD) and Travelers (TRV). The S&P 500 finished green for the day closing higher by 1.04% to 1092 closing right at the high of the day. It wasn’t all roses for the bulls today; the market opened lower and then found a bottom at 1074. Professor Jeff Macke has been a McDonald's shareholder for quite some time and today on the Buzz and Banter he told readers what he's doing with his shares.  “So there I was all surly and ...

Canadian shares rallied, but the move was curbed by overnight concerns about growth in China weighing down mining and other commodities sectors.

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