Apple, Dell big winners as PC market shows healthy growth

Market analyst firm Gartner, Inc. has released worldwide PC sales data for the second quarter of 2008, and the news is mostly good—especially if you're Apple or Dell. The worldwide market grew significantly over the past three months, but prices did decline somewhat as vendors slashed prices in an attempt to drive volume.Read More...

Stocks eye banks, short-sale rule (Reuters)

Reuters - In the heart of earnings season, stock market investors will scrutinize a raft of regional bank earnings this week for more write-offs that could send the market tumbling.

Stocks mixed as investors weigh Wachovia, oil drop

Wall Street traded mixed Tuesday after another dive in oil prices blunted the impact of discouraging quarterly results from Wachovia Corp. and other blue chip names.

Many Telecom Stocks Fall On Economic Worries (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Shares in cell phone service providers Vodafone, America Movil and Millicom plunged Tuesday as their outlook for growth darkened amid slowing global economies.

Stocks up 135 points as crude drops $3

THE CLOSING BELL: Wall Street shook off early doldrums and closed sharply higher Tuesday after another drop in oil prices encouraged investors to set aside financial sector worries and go bargain hunting across the market. RELATED LINKS: » NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE » NASDAQ STOCK MARKET

US stocks jump as crude drops $4 a barrel

Wall Street shook off early doldrums and closed sharply higher Tuesday after another drop in oil prices encouraged investors to set aside financial sector worries and go bargain hunting across the market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 130 points.