Following are the day's biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of  American Express and Symantec popped while First Solar and Merck dropped.    Read More

The S&P 500 logged its best one-day percentage gain in three months on Thursday after GDP data showed the economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.5% in the third quarter.   Read More

Nearly 80 percent of S&P companies have beat earnings expectations—is this due to low earnings estimates or is it a sign that the recovery is real? Michael Cuggino, president and portfolio manager at Permanent Portfolio Funds, and Tyler Dann, senior research analyst at Invesco Aim, shared their ideas.    Read More

Richard Parower is a portfolio manager at Seligman Global Technology Fund, which is up 50 percent this year, and a co-manager at 5-star rated Seligman Communications and Information Fund, which is up 46 percent.   Read More

Peter Andersen, portfolio manager at Congress Asset Management Company and Peter Costa, president of Empire Executions shared their insights on where to invest in a low volume environment and what investors should be watching for next week.    Read More

Results from cyber-security firm McAfee contrasted sharply with rival Symantec. Why so different?   Read More

A hot July for stocks has set the stage for a rally that should run right into August.   Read More

Wall Street's bull just won't give up, even in the face of crumbling support from oil and the dollar.   Read More

The bulls are still in charge, for now.    Read More

Five-star fund manager Richard Parower seeks "growth at the right price" — and he says there's plenty to be found in technology stocks. The handler of the Seligman Global Technology Fund — up 26 percent year-to-date — shared his top picks with CNBC.   Read More