From: RTTNews.com on Wed, Apr 27 2011 1:57 PM

Alfac has a new duck. 39-year old Daniel McKeague has been tapped as the voice of the duck, replacing Gilbert Gottfried. Former MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann will make his debut on Current TV this June. Arnold Schwarzenegger is in discussions for a possible “Terminator 5.” In other movie news, Me...

From: RTTNews.com on Wed, Apr 27 2011 5:43 AM

Corning, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Praxair will report before the open. Durable goods orders data is expected at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision at about 12:30 p.m. ET. Rates are expected to stay near zero. An unprecedented press conference held by Fe...

From: RTTNews.com on Tue, Apr 26 2011 5:03 PM

The stock market soared into the close today, thanks to a string of upbeat corporate reports.Consumers shrugged off inflation worries in April. However, the housing market took another hit. Meanwhile, a parade of big name companies posted better than expected quarterly profits.

From: RTTNews.com on Tue, Apr 26 2011 1:06 PM

The market is still on a high midday as it revels in the latest upbeat earnings reports. Consumer confidence rose in April as people brushed aside inflation worries. However, home prices fell again in February. In earnings, Ford posted its best quarterly profit in more than a decade. B...

From: RTTNews.com on Tue, Apr 26 2011 5:38 AM

Abbott Laboratories, ADP, Hess Corp, Mccormick & Co. and Praxair report before the start of trading. The S&P Case-Shiller home price index is coming at 9 a.m. ET. Consumer confidence data is coming at 10 a.m. ET for April. Citrix Systems, E*Trade, Starbucks, Symantec and Motorola are on the earn...

From: RTTNews.com on Mon, Apr 25 2011 2:14 PM

Emma Watson’s will be transferring from Brown University to another school in the fall. Elton John and husband David Furnish have asked Lady Gaga to be the godmother of their 4-month old son Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John. Lindsay Lohan has been sentenced to 120 days in county jail for violat...

From: RTTNews.com on Mon, Apr 25 2011 1:21 PM

The Dow and S&P are firmly in the red midday, searching for news to pull them out. Sales of new homes crawled back in March. In earnings, Kimberly Clark posted a lower quarterly profit as the rise in costs pressured the bottom line. Toyota’s output dropped in March as parts coming from Japan kee...

From: RTTNews.com on Mon, Apr 25 2011 6:47 AM

BE Aerospace, Kimberly-Clark and Sigma-Aldrich are on the earnings docket before the open. New Home Sales data is coming at 10 a.m. ET for the month of March. After the close, Aaron’s, Netflix, Plum Creek, RadioShack and Rent-A-Center is expected to report quarterly earnings after the close.

From: RTTNews.com on Thu, Apr 21 2011 5:54 PM

Syrian President Assad sent security troops to key cities Thursday in advance of Friday’s planned "National Day of Protest" by anti-government protestors. In the U.S., former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson declared himself a Republican candidate for President, and the Centers for Dise...

From: RTTNews.com on Thu, Apr 21 2011 5:54 PM

Traders had a spring in their step heading into the long holiday weekend. Optimism continued to spread sending shares higher. First time claims for unemployment benefits declined last week. Leading indicators grew for a 9th straight month in March. However, manufacturing activity in the mid-Atla...

From: RTTNews.com on Thu, Apr 21 2011 3:16 PM

The rally steams ahead Thursday as investors buck disappointing news on the employment front in favor of better than expected earnings. The number of people filing for first time unemployment benefits remained above the key 400,000 level last week. In earnings, Apple posted an 83% surge...

From: RTTNews.com on Thu, Apr 21 2011 8:25 AM

Ford, General Electric, Jetblue Airways, McDonald’s, Morgan Stanley, New York Times, Nokia, Sonoco Products, Verizon and Xerox are all expected to report earnings before the open. Alliance Data, Biogen Idec, BJ Restaurants, Capital One, Chubb, Gilead Sciences and SanDisk are on the docket after ...

From: RTTNews.com on Wed, Apr 20 2011 6:27 PM

Sentiment is high Wednesday as investors cheer strong earnings out of the tech sector. AT&T posted first quarter subscriber growth, despite losing the exclusive rights to the iPhone. Yahoo posted a smaller than expected drop in earnings. Intel also beat the street with its quarterly re...

From: RTTNews.com on Wed, Apr 20 2011 6:27 PM

Charlie Sheen has lost his custody battle for primary care of his twin sons, Max and Bob. In another lawsuit, the cast of the 1970s hit sitcom “Happy Days” is suing CBS for more than $10 million in damages. “Doctor Who” star Elisabeth Sladen has lost her battle with breast cancer. Meanw...

From: RTTNews.com on Wed, Apr 20 2011 6:27 PM

Italy and France said Wednesday they would join Great Britain in sending military advisors to assist rebels fighting government forces in Libya. Back in the U.S., the re-trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges opened in Chicago and new regulations designed to help...

From: RTTNews.com on Wed, Apr 20 2011 6:27 PM

Wall Street rallied as the Bulls took the reins and ran Wednesday. Existing home sales rebounded 3.7% in March. Intel led the Nasdaq higher after its earnings report. Meanwhile AT&T continued to see subscriber growth in the first quarter, despite losing the exclusive rights to the iPhone. The 5t...

From: RTTNews.com on Wed, Apr 20 2011 6:28 AM

AT&T, Delta Air Lines, Freeport-McMoRan, Piper Jaffray and Wells Fargo are on the earnings calendar before the open. Housing data will take center stage with the MBA purchase applications report kicking things off at 7 a.m. ET. Existing home sales data is due at 10 a.m. ET. American Express, App...

From: RTTNews.com on Tue, Apr 19 2011 4:40 PM

British officials said Tuesday they would send military advisors to Libya to help organize rebels fighting the Qadhafi regime. Britain stressed the contingent would not violate the UN’s "No Boots On The Ground" resolution. In the US, President Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner went public to...

From: RTTNews.com on Tue, Apr 19 2011 1:51 PM

Hugh Hefner’s will exchange vows with the Crystal Harris on June 18th and Harris won’t be wearing white to the wedding! She will walk down the aisle in a pink gown. Evan Rachel Wood has come out as a bisexual. Former American Idol Judge Kara DioGuardi has released a new memoir entitled “A Helluva...

From: RTTNews.com on Tue, Apr 19 2011 11:32 AM

Stocks pared earlier losses but closed well into negative territory Monday. A downgrade of the US economy sent Wall Street into a tailspin. Citigroup headlined the earnings slate. The financial giant narrowly beat the street, despite a drop in profit from a year ago. Wal-Mart is throwin...