Cincinnati, Ohio-based grocer The Kroger Co. (KR) is scheduled to release its second-quarter earnings report before the start of regular trading on the morning of Tuesday, Sept...(Read More)

Pharmaceutical stocks have been hot today, with M&A mania sweeping Bristol Myers Squibb Co...(Read More)

Online brokerage firm E*TRADE Financial Corporation (ETFC) has been a popular target among put players lately, with speculators on the International Securities Exchange (ISE) adding bearish bets at an accelerated pace...(Read More)

Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) has attracted quite a bit of attention from options traders during the past week, as speculators place bets on the stock in the wake of the Obama administration's %2450 billion U.S. infrastructure plan...(Read More)

Options players placed their bets on Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) and First Solar, Inc...(Read More)

Tech titan Apple Inc. (AAPL), financial firm Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), and office-supplies issue Staples, Inc...(Read More)

Altera Corporation (ALTR) raised its third-quarter outlook on Tuesday, revealing that it now expects revenue to rise 10% to 14% -- well above the semiconductor company's previous forecast for growth of just 4% to 8%...(Read More)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) bulls have capitalized on this morning's moderately positive open, and parlayed those gains into a nearly 75-point rally...(Read More)

With a year-to-date return of nearly 100%, the shares of VMware Inc. (VMW) should be among the more bullishly vaunted stocks on Wall Street, especially considering that the S&P 500 Index (SPX) is sitting on a loss for 2010...(Read More)

The following is a reprint of the market commentary from the September edition of the Option Advisor, published on Aug...(Read More)

Talbots Inc. (TLB) slipped into the earnings spotlight before the open this morning to announce a higher-than-expected quarterly profit...(Read More)

Today's column includes a look at a rise in put trading on Charles Schwab (SCHW), while call trading increased on Nvidia (NVDA) and United States Steel (X)...(Read More)

Today's column includes a third-quarter profit from Navistar International Corporation (NAV), a looming management shake-up at General Growth Properties, Inc...(Read More)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gave up 107 points on Tuesday, slipping below former support at the 10,350 level as renewed concerns about European debt levels scuttled any hope of extending the prior week's rally...(Read More)

Stocks kicked off the holiday-shortened week on a sour note today, thanks to fresh financial concerns from across the pond...(Read More)

Semiconductor materials concern Cree Inc. (CREE) has attracted considerable attention from the options crowd today...(Read More)

Welcome to Option Basics, a series designed to help beginners dive into the world of option trading...(Read More)

Schaeffer's -- not Fifth Third's, as he was introduced -- Senior Technical Strategist Ryan Detrick gazed into his crystal ball on CNBC this morning, discussing what to expect in September...(Read More)

The shares of real estate investment trust (REIT) Public Storage (PSA) - which acquires, develops, owns and operates self-storage facilities in the U.S. - have defied the broad-market trend lower today, rallying to a new multi-year high of %24104.27 in early trading...(Read More)

Proving that big corporations are all about second chances, Oracle Corporation (ORCL) on Monday named Mark Hurd as one of its two presidents, as current co-president Charles Phillips is leaving the company...(Read More)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has dropped roughly 70 points heading into the latter half of the trading session, as Wall Street deals with renewed concerns about European debt...(Read More)

Aircraft concern BE Aerospace, Inc. (BEAV), remote-connectivity issue LogMeIn, Inc...(Read More)

Earnings are set to roll in from Ciena Corporation (CIEN) on Wednesday, Sept...(Read More)

Nokia Corp. (NOK) is starting the holiday-shortened week off on the right foot...(Read More)

Today's column examines a recent rise in call trading on Goldman Sachs Group (GS) and Silver Wheaton (SLW), as well as a growing affinity for puts on Sprint Nextel Corp...(Read More)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) soared more than 128 points on Friday, as Wall Street cheered a round of stronger-than-expected economic data, including the addition of 67,000 new private sector jobs...(Read More)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke out of its three-week losing streak, and kicked off the month of September with a solid three-day rally...(Read More)

Stocks explored the black for a fourth straight session today, as the government's highly anticipated employment figures were received with a collective sigh of relief...(Read More)

Shares of Google Inc. (GOOG) have joined in the broad-market rally today, vaulting nearly 2% higher, despite a lack of related headline news...(Read More)

Mariner Energy (ME) exploded into the headlines on Thursday, as a fire was reported on one of its oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico...(Read More)