As Wall Street and the rest of the East Coast recover from a crippling snowstorm, major earnings and economic reports this week will test recent signs of investor optimism.

First Midwest Bancorp (FMBI) is up after it announced it will acquire Great Lakes Financial Resources (GLFL) in a deal worth $58 million.

Regions Financial shares moved lower Wednesday following a downgrade from Miller Tabak analyst Thomas Mitchell, who also upgraded First Midwest Bancorp.

The painful decline in bank stocks is making some higher-flying regional banks more attractive for long-term investors.

Bank stock-picking is getting a bit more tricky in a very hot stock market for financial names.

Most bank merger deals over the next year should range between $100 million and $500 million.

First Midwest Bancorp (Nasdaq:FMBI) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from a hold to buy.

Slow loan growth and declining mortgage income set up a rough earnings season, notes Jefferies analyst Ken Usdin.

Smaller players may finally bow out this year as larger rivals look to gain market share.

Both cruise lines have big plans to build out expanded private islands like Royal Caribbean's CocoCay.

If you’re walking out of a big-box grocery retailer feeling as if you’ve dug a lot deeper at the checkout, you’re not imagining things.

Deere's third quarter profits "reflected higher costs and production inefficiencies driven by the difficult supply-chain situation," said CEO John May.