Stocks managed gains Tuesday at the end of a choppy session as investors mulled the latest corporate deal and profit news on the anniversary of the bear-market bottom.

The hottest blue chip stock this year isn't what you think. It's not a big bank on the mend, a gadget maker with a hot new product, or a retailer with soaring sales.

Oil prices fell Tuesday as a stronger dollar overshadowed a modest advance on Wall Street.

Treasurys inched slightly higher Tuesday, in the midst of the government's $40 billion auction of 3-year notes -- the first of several multibillion-dollar note and bond offerings in the coming days.

The dollar recovered losses versus the euro and rose against the pound, but fell versus the yen in quiet trading Tuesday.

The technology sector is arguably the healthiest in the economy right now. But here's a sobering thought: Most major tech stocks are probably never going to get back to the levels they were at a decade ago.

Stocks ended little changed Monday, although the Nasdaq managed to close at an 18-month high, as investors weighed corporate deals, a stronger dollar and weaker commodity prices ahead of key economic news due later this week.

Treasurys continued in a downward trend Monday as investors anticipate a major boost in supply this week. The government will launch multibillion-dollar auctions of Treasurys starting Tuesday.

The dollar weakened against the euro Monday after French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Europe is ready to help Greece if needed, boosting investor optimism about the nation's debt crisis.

Oil prices rose Monday amid ongoing optimism about an economic recovery following last week's jobs report.

A few days ago, I watched one of California's top high school economics teachers lead a class in a discussion of the differences between the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. I'm applying for my own teaching credential and was there observing.

A year after the financial crisis hit its nadir and the market plunged to a 12-year low, stocks have recovered but investors remain wary.

Stocks rallied Friday, with the Nasdaq ending at an 18-month high, after a government report showed employers cut fewer positions last month than had been expected, in the latest sign that the pace of job cuts is slowing.

The only professionals with a worse reputation than meterologists for predicting the future are economists.

Treasurys fell Friday as investors shifted into riskier assets, like stocks, which rallied following a jobs report that showed the pace of job losses abating.

Yes, Citigroup lost billions in the financial crisis. And yes, it's still swimming in toxic assets. But Bruce Berkowitz argues the worst is over.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up for the year after a rough stretch from mid-January to early February. The Dow had joined them earlier Wednesday before pulling back.

As the 10th anniversary of the bursting of the tech bubble is upon us, you've probably read a slew of stories about what an awful decade this has been for stocks.

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A year ago, when all sorts of investments -- stocks, bonds, commodities -- were being tossed on the scrap heap, dyed-in-the-wool bargain hunters who had the courage to sift through the market's ruins were richly rewarded.