From TheStreet: It's shaping up to be quite a month for stocks. We're on track for the best October trading in a decade now. The big S&P 500 index is up 7.8% since the calendar flipped from … [Read more...]

From Marketwatch: Teasing consumers to start Christmas shopping in August? Come on — whatever happened to the days when retailers waited until after Thanksgiving? For investors, though, it’s … [Read more...]

From Investorplace: Halloween may not even be here yet, but many shoppers are already gearing up for the holiday season. That means headlines are already swirling about when retailers will open … [Read more...]

From TheStreet: With the tech-sector booming and the rest of the markets moving sideways, it could be a good time to invest in what has traditionally been one of the strongest growth sectors. … [Read more...]

From 24/7 Wall Street: While the semiconductor industry has had a rough year, mostly on the fear that personal computer (PC) sales have slowed, there are many other application, innovations and … [Read more...]

Vanguard is best known for low-cost mutual funds, but its exchange-traded funds may be a better bet. Vanguard’s 52 ETFs track the same benchmarks as its passively managed index mutual funds, and in … [Read more...]

From The Street: The U.S. stock market managed a rebound last week, moving higher for four straight sessions after a less than impressive end to September. While it's a little early to say that the … [Read more...]

From Kiplinger: It's been a wild ride for energy investors. Stocks of small U.S. energy companies fell 51% from June 2014 to March 2015, while midsized firms surrendered 37%. But after the price of … [Read more...]

From Zacks: One industry that has been killing lately is the airlines. These high-flying stocks currently in the Top 9% of our Zacks Industry Rank. Lower fuel prices coupled with an increasingly … [Read more...]

From CNBC: After a brutal third quarter for stocks, "Fast Money" traders looked ahead to their best bets for the rest of the year. Major U.S. averages closed down about 7 percent in the quarter, … [Read more...]