Investors cautious after China inflation data and ahead of US jobs report.
Stocks are higher as Chinese trade data beat expectations, though skepticism about China's economic reports remains.
After the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at all time highs, US markets are set to open unchanged.
It's hard to believe that the same company that's behind YouTube Premium also green-lighted Google Glass.
Electronic Arts is downgraded to 'sell,' and AOL is initiated with an 'outperform.'
Priceline, AOL, and Sysco to report earnings. Gold mining stocks remain weak. Real money Internet poker returns to Nevada.
As investors await the company's Q1 earnings report on May 8, let's think back on what CEO Tim Armstrong and his charges have accomplished recently.
For all the uproar about the CEO's decisions, she must be doing something right, at least in the eyes of Wall Street.
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