Topic: Pfizer Inc.

Apple earnings will report this evening; stocks rise

Apple earnings for the first quarter will be reported after the close of the stock market Tuesday. In anticipation of he Apple earnings report, Apple stock has fallen sharply.

BP faces billions in fines as spill trial nears

The huge legal bill for the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is coming due for BP as a federal trial opens Monday to determine the company’s liability for the blowout of its Macondo well.

Five major SOPA supporters

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate counterpart, the Protect IP Act or PIPA, would allow the US government to seek a court order and even shut down websites that contain content or links “committing or facilitating online piracy.”  Moreover, advertisers and Internet service providers would be banned from doing business with violators.

However, payment and advertising networks, search engines or service providers that take voluntary action to redress detected violations – by terminating businesses with transgressor sites or comply with the law – will be granted immunity from liability charges.

On Sept. 22, 2011, more than 350 trade associations, professional and labor organizations, and businesses signed a letter urging Congress to enact legislation to stop “rogue sites” from copyright infringement.

Here are five key SOPA and PIPA supporters:

How five websites are protesting SOPA

Five major websites will go dark on Wednesday protesting two Congressional bills, which critics argue could curtail Internet and free speech.    

If passed, The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate counterpart, the Protect IP Act or PIPA, would allow the US government to seek a court order and even shut down websites that contain content or links to unauthorized copyrighted content.  Moreover, advertisers and Internet service providers would be banned from doing business with transgressors.

Proponents of the legislation include companies that are trying to protect their copyrights, such as the Motion Picture Association of America, The NBA, Pfizer, Nike, L'Oreal, as well as the US Chamber of Commerce, the Fraternal Order of Police, and the US Conference of Mayors.

However,  voices of opposition include Internet giants Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter, eBay, Mozilla, and Wikipedia – who say that the proposed laws constitute a First Amendment violation, promote censorship, and harm the democratic flow of information.  Check out how five major websites plan to protest SOPA and PIPA:

Romney can take risks. He's rich.

Mitt Romney is casting his campaign as a defense of free enterprise, hard work, and risk-taking. Easy for him to say: the higher you go on the economic ladder, the easier it is to make money without taking any personal financial risk at all. The lower you go, the bigger the risks.

Stocks fall late, erasing midday gains

Stocks slid in late afternoon trading. The Dow lost 66 points Tuesday to close at 11954, after gaining as much as 126 points earlier. Stocks on the Nasdaq and S&P 500 also suffered losses.

Stocks creep higher after steep losses

Stocks calmed down after Monday's big declines. Stocks on the Dow gained 69 points by noon Tuesday.

Stocks mixed as Europe pursues wider bailout powers

The Dow  rose 52 points to close at 12150 following a report that European leaders are considering more aggressive programs to bail out weaker countries in the region.

SOPA Internet bill: Newspapers and op-ed writers pile on

Last week, tech companies such as Google and Yahoo spoke out against SOPA and PIPA, two bills aimed at cracking down on online copyright infringement in a way that some call overbearing. Now, with newspapers running more pieces critical of the legislation, the opposition could intensify.

SOPA fight over 'Internet censorship' attracts Yahoo, Google

SOPA "jeopardizes" Internet business, claim Twitter, Google, Yahoo and others. The SOPA bill amounts to "Internet censorship," some argue.

U.S. stocks fall amid Greek turmoil

U.S. stocks face another day of steep losses. The Dow is down 235 points to 11724 in early afternoon trading as Greece takes a vote on unpopular European austerity measures meant to rescue the Greek economy. U.S. stocks on the Nasdaq and S&P indexes are also being hit hard.

Stocks fall as Europe's debt worries deepen

The Dow fell 110.96 points to 11,139.30 in its worst start to September since 2002

Tech stocks trigger slide on Wall Street

Tech stocks reported poor earnings Friday, causing shares to fall. Tech stocks are seen as an early indicator for corporate earnings in other sectors.

Bill Gates: $4 billion vaccine pledge historic

Bill Gates calls it historic first that poor nations will get same child vaccines as rich nations. Bill Gates's foundation pledges more than $1 billion toward effort.

Stocks down for sixth week, Dow below 12,000

The Dow fell more than 170 points, continuing a losing streak that is the worst since 2002.

Malls over metals: trends to watch in the second half

The American consumer is coming back, and big, boring companies are on the rise

Stocks end mixed in choppy session

Dow is virtually unchanged, while S&P and Nasdaq fall. Silver falls more than 7 percent.

Stocks end modestly lower as energy slides

The Dow fell about 3 points, ending a four-day winning streak

Stocks power to multiyear highs for April

Stocks rise to highest levels since 2008. Dow gains 490 points for the month of April. S&P is up nearly 38 points.

Stocks close at session highs on earnings

Technology stocks rallied, and the blue-chip index reached a high of nearly three years

Stocks close sharply up, driven by earnings

The Dow gained about 187 points, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rising sharply, too

Stocks close mixed amid lackluster trading

Dow rises 23 points to close at highest level in 34 months. But stocks on Nasdaq edge down.

Stocks end higher, propelled by tech, retail

Dow gains 84 points, up nearly 5 percent over the last six trading days.

Stock market gains. Dow above 12,000.

Stock market makes steep, broad gains as Dow moves above 12,000. The stock market was buoyed by AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile.

Stocks climb back from lows to end higher

Dow average gains 161 points as traders send stocks up broadly. Dow is now positive for the year.