Aubrey McClendon, CEO of natural gas driller Chesapeake is under fire for taking personal stakes in the company's wells.
Occupy Wall Street sounds off after the protestors are allowed back into lower Manhattan's Zuccotti park.
Shares of Amazon are down sharply after the company posted weak earnings results, due to heavy investments in new warehouses and digital products like the Kindle Fire.
Shares of Netflix plunge after the online and mail-order movie company shed 800,000 subscribers last quarter.
Investors cheer Caterpillar's latest earnings report, as the construction equipment maker beat estimates and raised its forecast.
General Electric reported lukewarm profit and sales, disappointing investors who had hoped for more from the economic bellwether.
At the CNN Western Republican debate in Las Vegas, the GOP presidential field ganged up on front runner Herman Cain.
The tech giant reported stellar sales of Macs and iPads but its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue missed forecasts.
Goldman Sachs is in the red for the first time since 2008, while BofA ekes out a $6.2 billion profit.
Kinder Morgan's acquisition of rival pipeline operator El Paso will create the fourth-largest energy company in North America.
Shares of the search giant are soaring after Google reports a big jump in earnings, ad revenue and number of users.
JPMorgan, the first of Wall Street's big banks to report earnings, had a solid report but CEO Jamie Dimon remained cautious, saying the current market is a 'challenging' one.
Aluminum giant Alcoa's third-quarter profit missed expectations, but PepsiCo topped forecasts with a 4% pop, thanks to higher prices and stronger snack and beverage sales.
After seeking a buyer for almost a year, Dollar Thrifty has decided to stay independent after CEO Scott Thompson says Hertz's offer did not satisfy anti-trust concerns.
Netflix abandons plans to rebrand its DVD rentals as a separate service called Qwikster, saying the decision was made too quickly.
Pre-orders are pouring in for Sprint's iPhone 4S after the cell provider reached a deal with Apple to buy 30 million iPhones.
You'd be rich if you bought 100 shares of Apple back in 1997, when they were going for $4 apiece. CNN's Carter Evans discusses how Steve Jobs transformed Apple.
Costco reported strong sales at stores open at least a year but its new membership fees may put a crimp in that momentum.
UBS said it expects to post a 'modest profit' in the third quarter, despite last month's rogue trading scandal and Moody's possible downgrade of the Swiss bank.
Bank stocks have been hammered this year and the latest move by Bank of America to start charging customers $5 a month to use their debit cards isn't helping.
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices get walloped after the second-largest chipmaker slashed its sales outlook by nearly half.
Optimism in Europe has silver on the rise and gold rebounding from its biggest three-day drop since October, 2008.
Beleagured streaming service Netflix got a boost after signing a deal with Dreamworks to begin offering the company's popular animated franchises.
Shares of Goodrich skyrocket after United Technologies agrees to buy the aircraft parts maker for $16.5 billion in cash.
Shares of Adobe and Oracle surge after the software makers report strong earnings, while Microsoft gets a boost from its dividend hike.
Shares of Apple reach all-time highs on news that the tech giant will release two new iPhones this fall.
For the fourth time since March, cereal maker Ralcorp Holdings refused a $5.2 billion takeover bid by food company ConAgra.
Shares of BlackBerry-maker RIM sag as disappointing smartphone and tablet sales have investors wondering if the company will ever return to its glory days.
Shares of UBS tumbled after the Swiss bank said it may report a loss in third quarter after discovering $2 billion in unauthorized trades.
Investors breathe a sigh of relief as Moody's downgrades only two, of what was expected to be three, French banks.
Shares of the electronis retailer are getting hammered after the company reported earnings and sales that fell short of forecasts.
CEO Brian Moynihan told investors that the bank plans to cut 30,000 jobs and save $5 billion.
McGraw-Hill's stock gets a boost after the company officially announces plans to break itself up into two businesses, education and markets.
Despite a strong earnings report shares of hip athletic clothing maker Lululemon took a hit today on a weak third-quarter outlook.
Investors have been shunning career sites and placement firms this year, amid high unemployment and zero job growth.
Investors rejoice as Yahoo ousts infamously potty-mouthed CEO Carol Bartz. The company named CFO Tim Morse as Bartz's interim replacement.
CEO Jeff Immelt has shunned large deals since taking over from Jack Welch. But the stock has suffered.
Temple-Inland surged 25% after International Paper agreed to buy it for $3.48 billion. International Paper shares were up too, despite the broader market sell-off
Shares of Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and others are hit hard following reports that a federal housing authority plans to sue a dozen or so banks for their shady mortgage dealings.
Netflix has lost what the company calls its 'most important deal' after the two sides failed to agree on new contract terms.
Investors responded positively to the forced resignation of CEO Robert Kelly who will be replaced by company president Gerald Hassel.
Same store sales rose 11% for Costco as other brand-name retailers beat expectations, slightly easing economic worries.
The Justice department filed an antitrust suit seeking to block the $39 billion merger deal.
Shares of Monster, LinkedIn and Dice Holdings get a boost from reports showing a decline in the pace of layoffs and continuing job growth.
Shares of the book retailer are up despite weak earnings as investors rally around the company's strong outlook for its Nook tablet.
Shares of Dollar General surge after the discount retailer raised its sales outlook after posting a strong quarterly profit report.
New research claims corn at several Iowa farms is being destroyed by a superbug that has adapted to Monsanto's genetically-modified seed.
Shares of Home Depot, Lowes among others could get a sales boost as shoppers buy supplies to recover from Hurricane Irene.
Shares of Pandora jump double-digits after the Internet music company reported a 117% jump in revenue in its first report since going public in June.
As the entire East Coast awaits Hurricane Irene, major insurance companies prepare for an onslaught of billions of dollars in claims.
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