Satya Nagendra Padala

US stocks ended sharply lower on Monday after Standard & Poor’s (S&P) revised its rating outlook on the United States to negative.

US stocks ended sharply lower on Monday after Standard & Poor’s (S&P) revised its rating outlook on the United States to negative.

US stocks ended slightly higher on Wednesday after President Barack Obama detailed his plans for cutting the deficit and the Federal Reserve reported encouraging news on the economy.

US stocks ended slightly higher on Wednesday after President Barack Obama detailed his plans for cutting the deficit and the Federal Reserve reported encouraging news on the economy.

US stocks are trading mixed in afternoon session on Wednesday as declines from financials and raw-material producers weighed.

US stocks advanced in early trade on Wednesday as better-than-expected first quarter earnings from JP Morgan buoyed sentiment.

U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as Alcoa sales missed estimates and energy stocks declined as oil prices plunged more than 3 percent. Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to higher opening on Wednesday ahead of economic data including retail sales.

U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday as Alcoa sales missed estimates and energy stocks declined as oil prices plunged more than 2 percent.

U.S. stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as Alcoa sales missed estimates and energy stocks declined as oil prices plunged more than 2 percent.

U.S. stocks declined in early trade on Tuesday as disappointing first quarter sales from Alcoa and renewed concerns about Japan's nuclear crisis weighed on the sentiment.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: Exelixis, KIT digital, Carnival, Monster Worldwide, Alcoa, Visa, Ford Motor, Oracle Corp, Medtronic and Micron Technology.

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday as energy shares declined on lower oil prices and investors cautious ahead of the unofficial start of first quarter earnings season.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Monday are: Community Health Systems, KKR & Co, Callon Petroleum, Oxford Industries and New York & Co. The top after-market NYSE losers are: WMS Industries, Safe Bulkers, Alcoa, Dex One Corp and Flagstone Reinsurance.

US stocks are mixed on global worries ahead of the unofficial start of first quarter earnings season.

U.S. stocks advanced in early trade on Monday as successful acquisitions by U.S companies and anticipation of solid first-quarter corporate earnings buoyed sentiment.

U.S. stocks advanced in early trade on Monday as anticipation of solid first-quarter corporate earnings buoyed sentiment.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: Tyco International, Symantec, Cliffs Natural Resources, Apollo Group, Halliburton, Monsanto, Alcoa, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and PPL Corp.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Weyerhaeuser, Nabors Industries, Pier 1 Imports, Qualcomm, Helmerich & Payne, Freeport-McMoRan Copper, Netflix, Bally Technologies and Costco Wholesale Corp.

U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday after a major aftershock in Japan triggered new fears about a nuclear crisis, but better-than-expected jobless claims data and monthly retail sales data held losses in check.

U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday after a major aftershock in Japan triggered new fears about a nuclear crisis, but better-than-expected jobless claims data and monthly retail sales data held losses in check.

U.S. stocks declined on Thursday after reports of another earthquake hitting Japan in less than a month, but markets were off their lows after a tsunami warning was lifted.

U.S. stocks declined on Thursday after reports of another earthquake hitting Japan in less than a month, but markets were off their lows after a tsunami warning was lifted.

U.S. stocks advanced in early trade on Thursday after official data showed that applications for jobless benefits fell last week.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Limited Brands, Constellation Brands, Salesforce.com, Costco Wholesale, Netflix, Rowan Companies, Williams Companies and United States Steel.

U.S. stock markets ended higher on Wednesday, led by gains from technology and banking sector stocks.

U.S. stock markets ended higher on Wednesday, led by gains from technology and banking sector stocks. Cisco Systems led gains in technology stocks after CEO John Chambers said in a memo to employees that the company has lost its way and will need to restore its credibility. Chambers suggested Cisco might change operations to narrow the company's focus.

U.S. stock markets ended higher on Wednesday, led by gains from technology and banking sector stocks.

U.S. stocks pared earlier gains as energy companies’ shares declined after a higher-than-expected increase in petroleum inventories and Monsanto Co. shares declined as its revenue fell short of expectations.

U.S. stocks pared earlier gains as energy companies’ shares declined after a higher-than-expected increase in petroleum inventories and Monsanto Co. shares declined as its revenue fell short of expectations.