China and other emerging markets will be a growth story for a long time to come, creating opportunity for American companies and investors. Nikhil Hutheesing and Dan Burrows face-off in this video about which U.S. stocks stand to benefit the most.
Stocks and commodities fell sharply Friday amid anxiety that China will hike interest rates to keep its economy from overheating. The Dow flirted with a triple-digit loss. Gold and oil prices likewise plunged.
Stocks fell sharply Tuesday after a surprise rate hike from China's central bank and mixed quarterly earnings reports led to heavy selling in technology, materials and energy stocks.
The aluminum giant matched Wall Street's profit expectations and exceeded the revenue estimates. Company execs say they see demand picking up as the year progresses. Alcoa shares jumped in after-hours trading.
Earnings season unofficially kicks off after the markets close Thursday when Alcoa reports. And some big-name beat-and-raise earnings reports could be just the spark to ignite that market-moving dry powder.
Alcoa, Marriott and Yum! Brands to kick off the third-quarter earnings season with modest earnings growth, while jobs numbers could be mixed.
Since the recession began, more than 8 million Americans have lost their jobs. But perhaps even more surprising is the small number of companies that are responsible for laying off such a large percentage of today's unemployed workers.
Stocks vaulted higher Tuesday as industrial bellwethers Alcoa and CSX reassured the market about the pace of the economic recovery. All three major averages extended their winning streaks.
Alcoa attributed the better-than-expected profits to higher volume, cost savings and currency exchange, among other factors, which more than made up for lower aluminum prices. Most promising is its forecast for rising aluminum consumption.
Alcoa reports its second-quarter results after the market closes Monday. But of much greater importance than what it -- and the slew of companies to follow -- earned in the period is what it says about future growth prospects. [With video]
Second-quarter earnings reports start coming in this week when Alcoa releases its latest results on Monday. This week's other anticipated quarterly reports include those from industry bellwethers Intel, Google and JPMorgan Chase.
It's impossible to predict when the market will stop reacting -- and overreacting -- to the European debt crisis. Until investors gain more confidence, the Dow is stuck in a volatile 300-point range. (with video)
Nearly every stock on the Dow lost value this week, but American Express, Alcoa, GE and HP topped the list of the biggest losers. What do they have in common?
Aluminum giant Alcoa trimmed its first-quarter loss, helped by higher aluminum prices. The Dow component, which unofficially kicked off earnings season after Monday's closing bell, managed to match Street estimates on the bottom line even as sales came up short.
