Dow Hits a Five-Year High — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

The Dow Jones reached a five-year high Wednesday and stocks soared across the board thanks to good news on the housing and corporate earnings fronts. More 

5 Stocks With Ugly Earnings Momentum — FNBN NAV SGK LGCY VNR

This week, these five stocks have the worst ratings in Earnings Momentum, one of the eight Fundamental Categories on Portfolio Grader. More 

5 Stocks With Superb Earnings Momentum — KNSY MIL ALJ AMED URS

This week, these five stocks have the best ratings in Earnings Momentum, one of the eight Fundamental Categories on Portfolio Grader. More 

Wednesday Apple Rumors: iTunes Music Revenue Up 10% in 2012

Music sales on iTunes generated $4.3 billion last year; an analysts predicts two years of tough going for Apple; and its new "spaceship" HQ will open in 2016. More 

7 Semiconductor Stocks to Sell Now

For the current week, the overall ratings of seven Semiconductor stocks are worse, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Each of these rates a "D" ("sell") or "F" overall ("strong sell"). More 

Should I Buy Merck? 3 Pros, 3 Cons

Merck is in the midst of a prolonged downtrend after hitting multiyear highs in 2012. Should you get in, or keep avoiding the Big Pharma stock? More 

The Smaller They Are, the Harder They Fall (Sort of)

Small- and midcaps are unsurprisingly leading the market's march south, but micro- and nanocaps have proven resilient. That's still no reason to go diving into these tiny, risky companies. More