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.

The S&P 500 Industrials index returned 3.99% over the past year, compared to a negative return for the S&P 500 overall.

Southwest Airlines has some major problems and passengers may be wary of flying the airline, but its current problems don't tell the whole story.

The two companies used social media to attract attention about their upcoming release, which shoe fans say could cost plenty.