Stocks made a bright start but came undone this afternoon, ahead of a pair of worrisome tech earnings reports.

Dell's postclose earnings report will draw much scrutiny.

Tech stocks sent the Nasdaq roaring higher, while the Dow crept lower on the year's lowest NYSE volume.

Stocks end mixed; Air Force cancels TRW, Boeing contracts.

Stocks continue mixed; XL Capital confirms its Chubb plans; Stroh sloughs off its suds.

Big-cap tech stocks are hanging onto solid gains as the rest of the market vacillates on the downside.

Stocks trade lower at midday; Microsoft reportedly will restructure into four units and enter into an alliance with British Telecommunications.

Investors hoping for a revival at the struggling biotech might want to temper their expectations.

Amazon will hold its second Prime sale of the year later this month. Here's how the charts are shaping up now.

In July, Americans perceived that grocery-store inflation totaled an annual rate of 22.8%, well above the actual figure.