Topic: Eli Lilly and Company

Stocks held back by weak earnings

Stocks were weighed down by disappointing quarterly results Wednesday. A subscriber slump at AT&T and a weak profit forecast from Procter & Gamble kept stocks down.

Stocks surge after fake tweet scare

Dow briefly plunges 143 points after fake AP tweet about explosions at the White House. But the market recovers and the Dow closes 152 points higher. Strong quarterly earnings boost stocks.

Stocks climb with Dow approaching 14,000

Stocks rose on Wall Street Tuesday as the Dow Jones industrial average closed at 13,954. The January rally looked as if it was running out of steam yesterday as stocks pulled back from their highs, but Tuesday stocks resumed their ascent toward record levels.

Stocks higher after retail sales improve

A strong gain in retail spending sent stocks upward Monday. A positive earnings report from Citigroup was responsible for a broad rise in bank stocks.

Stocks slump after weak IMF report

Stock traders were discouraged by an International Monetary Fund report released overnight that said the global economy was weakening. Energy stocks were the only major group in the S&P 500 to finish higher.

Bernanke: More room for Fed action. Market runs up.

Dow reverses early losses and climbs 100 points after a letter from Ben Bernanke surfaces. The letter says the Federal Reserve has room to take more action to strengthen the economy.

S&P 500 poised to break losing streak

The S&P 500 is set to break a four-day streak of losses, as US stocks opened higher Wednesday. The S&P 500 losing streak is the index's longest since May.

Documents reveal Koch-funded group's plot to undermine climate science

Documents leaked from the 'free-market' Heartland Institute reveal payments to prominent climate-change deniers, a plan to create a fossil-fuel-friendly curriculum for Kindergartners, and efforts to 'keep opposing voices' out of the media. 

Change Agent Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman urge fans to help Africa

In a show of corporate social responsibility, DC Comics unleashes its superheroes on the problems in the Horn of Africa

Haley Barbour out, GOP ponders as 2012 field takes shape

Haley Barbour: Several allies said Barbour, known as one of the smartest political operatives in the GOP, ultimately decided he didn't have what it takes to win.

Stocks sink after S&P downgrades US outlook

Standard and Poor's cut its outlook for long-term US credit on Monday, sending US stocks downward

NCAA tournament Sweet 16 preview: Butler and Wisconsin are steady, like their coaches

Butler’s Brad Stevens versus Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan. Two careers, decades apart, steeped in basketball tradition and with well-earned reputations for success. A preview of the eighth-seeded Butler Bulldogs versus number four seed Wisconsin Badgers in a Southeast Regional game tonight at the New Orleans Arena, 9:57 p.m. ET, TBS.

Stock prices to watch: Crossing Wall Street has released their 2011 'Buy List'

Stock prices can look volatile from day to day, so some investors – like those at Crossing Wall Street (CW) – make one reasoned 'buy' decision each year, and stick with it.

Supreme Court appears split by infant vaccination case

The Supreme Court hears arguments in a lawsuit filed against the manufacturer of a vaccine that left a 6 month old girl developmentally impaired.

US drug companies' foreign profits grow. Suspiciously.

While Congress mulls healthcare reform, US drug companies appear to be shifting profits to foreign locations where taxes are lower.

Mitch Daniels open to presidential run, despite '100 reasons' to pass

Indiana's Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels, asked about a presidential run in 2012, said, 'Can’t you name 100 reasons that no sane person would do this?' Then he left the door open to the possibility.

Why do firms lobby? A 22,000 percent return.