U.S. stocks extend last week’s rise on better-than-anticipated corporate earnings and as worry diminishes about Europe’s debt trouble. See full story.
Investors eye Best Buy bid with skepticism
Electronics retailer Best Buy’s shares surge 18%, but this still lags well below the premium that founder and Chairman Richard Schulze proposes in his offer to take the company private. See full story.
Best Buy’s ‘moment of truth’
Not long ago, Best Buy Co. was the leading consumer electronics store. It fell so far so fast. Can a former executive revive the tattered retailer? See full story.
Monday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks
MarketWatch’s daily rundown of shares making sizable moves in the U.S. stock market. See full story.
ECB hopes keep rally alive for European stocks
Investors show a willingness to keep buying European stocks on Monday, adding to solid gains seen in the prior session, as they kept hopes alive the ECB will step in with bond-buying for Italy and Spain. See full story.
MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY
Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the market, here comes Gary Shilling to throw ice water on your hopes and dreams, writes Howard Gold. See full story.
MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE
Most financial advisers have their clients’ best interests at heart, but there are a few bad apples. Here’s how to protect yourself, and your retirement funds, from rogue brokers and bad advice. See full story.
