The bears have tasted the blood of Infosys and are moving in for the kill. OptionMonster's tracking systems detected the purchase of 14,651 July 35 puts for $1.65 and the sale of 14,021 August 40 calls for $0.45. ... The move was almost identical to a similar trade last week... Read More
Sam Stovall of Standard & Poor's and Christopher Zook of Caz Investments had some bad news and some good news. They each think the economy still looks awful — but there are ways to play it. Read More
While history is no indication of future performance, many investors look for patterns in historical numbers to apply lessons learned to today's environment. As such, CNBC By the Numbers often posts updates on how the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq have faired over certain periods of time. Here is a look ahead to tomorrow's day in history... Read More
Health care is the only major sector to earn positive gains since the stock market topped out last month, suggesting that sentiment has shifted to a more traditional bear-market perspective. Read More
Retail stocks are at a critical juncture at this point, and along with that comes the largest option trades of the day. Read on to see what it is. Read More
While history is no indication of future performance, many investors look for patterns in historical numbers to apply lessons learned to today's environment. As such, CNBC By the Numbers often posts updates on how the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq have faired over certain periods of time. Here is a look ahead to tomorrow's day in history... Read More
Are banks asphyxiating the recovery by hoarding money? Matt McCormick, banking analyst at Bahl & Gaynor, and Rick Santelli debate the question. Read More