Moody's lowered outlook of Germany's AAA-rating puts even more pressure on Angela Merkel as next-steps for Greece get closer to crunch time.
Outlook
Piper Jaffray's Munster sees 20%-plus revenue growth for Apple over the next three years. His share price target: $910 from about $600 now.
Dividend and Income Plus investment model manager Bill DeShurko is not deterred by McDonald’s earnings miss and still thinks it is a long-term value.
McDonald's (MCD) shares, held in 11 different Covstor models, are trading lower following the company's Q2 earnings miss. Here's the latest:
U.S. market volatility jumps to July highs amid new economic worries from Europe and China. What you need to know:
The fiscal cliff is arguably a bigger worry than corporate earnings or Europe's woes, and it could affect dividend stocks and retirees that hold them.
The top seven reasons U.S. stocks are up since early June despite lackluster earnings, higher jobless claims and more worrying signs from Europe.
Rising jobless claims could threaten cyclical stock sectors. One contrary indicator, though, is that several Covestor managers recently bought retail stocks.
Market pessimism is at its lowest point since August 2010, based on the latest from AAII. That could help the S&P 500 possibly make a run at year highs.