1. Bullard and the bears While the Federal Reserve has indicated it would raise interest rates by smaller increments, officials at the central bank have

U.S. stocks were trading mixed Friday afternoon, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up modestly as the Nasdaq Composite slipped, amid investor concern

U.S. stocks advanced Friday after a shaky trading week marked by mixed retail earnings and a chorus of hawkish Fedspeak. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose

As the most important shopping period of the year approaches, some investors are betting shares of beaten-down consumer stocks will benefit if inflation