Big earnings reports and worries around the interest rate outlook could sway markets next week

Company earnings and what happens with the interest rate outlook will unlock what’s next for a broadening stock market. Stocks are headed for a down week following an uneven start to the fourth-quarter earnings season. Of the big banks that kick off the reporting period, the retail banking players — JPMorgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, … Read more

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday

My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Jan. 7 1. Stocks were little changed this morning after the S & P 500 reached new highs. The index advanced yesterday as Wall Street brushed off concerns about the U.S. operation in Venezuela over the weekend. Meanwhile, the latest ADP data showed that American companies added a … Read more