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Stocks finish down Friday after China trade officials cut their visit to the U.S. short.

Stocks finished mixed Thursday as weakness as weakness in such names as Walt Disney DIS and Home Depot offset gains from Microsoft and tech stocks, while trade worries reappeared.

We've been hearing whispers about a volatile earnings season. Should investors start preparing themselves?

Stocks ended mixed Wednesday after the Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve's policy-making body, said it would lower the overnight lending rate to a target range of 1.75% to 2%.

Southwest Airlines could be showering investors with a little more 'LUV' when it reports its fiscal third-quarter earnings next month, thanks to higher passenger traffic and streamlining costs, particularly when measured on a per-flyer basis.

Southwest Airlines is on track for another quarter of strong earnings, even as it continues to deal with the ongoing impact of the Boeing Max groundings as well as the recent impact of Hurricane Dorian.

Stocks end in positive territory Tuesday as investors proceed with caution as the Federal Reserve's two-day rate-setting meeting kicks off.

As the shipping company reports Tuesday night, headwinds blowing from Amazon and China trade are strong, but there's a chance of an unexpected move to the upside or activist investor news.

A look at two more charts with a different indicator.

Stocks finished down, ending the Dow's eight-day winning streak, after oil prices surge the most in more than two decades following an attack on two key Saudi Arabian oil facilities.