Discount retail chain Big Lots, Inc. (ticker: BIG) has joined the handful of companies to report a big earnings beat in what has largely been a weak first quarter for the U.S. retail sector.

Costco Wholesale Corporation (ticker: COST) has joined the small group of U.S. retail stocks that outperformed market expectations in the first quarter of 2017.

Best Buy Co Inc (ticker: BBY) stock jumped more than 14 percent after the technology retailer reported a big first-quarter earnings beat on the strength of surprise comparable-store sales growth.

Chinese stocks and the yuan initially slumped on Wednesday after credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service issued its first downgrade of China’s debt since 1989. Moody’s concerns about China’s mounting debt load may have spooked investors, but there are still plenty of reasons to be bullish on China stocks and funds in the long term.

Shake Shack Inc (ticker: SHAK) shares got a bit of a bump on Wednesday after Piper Jaffray initiated coverage of the stock with an “outperform” rating and said the company should continue to grow its revenue by at least 20 percent annually for the foreseeable future. In the new research note, analyst Nicole Regan says…

Intuit Inc. (ticker: INTU) shares are trading higher by more than 7 percent after the company reported an impressive earnings beat during its most important quarter of the year. Intuit reported fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $3.90 on Tuesday afternoon, topping consensus analyst forecasts of $3.87.

It’s easy for the average American to dismiss the impact of the nation’s opioid abuse epidemic. However, heroin and prescription opioid painkiller addiction may be costing Americans much more than they realize.

Walt Disney Co DIS 0.95% is riding the wave of pop culture nostalgia by bringing back a pair of hit TV shows: “Roseanne” and “American Idol.” “American Idol” was a ratings juggernaut for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc FOXA 0.4% for 16 season starting in 2002. “Roseanne” ran for nine seasons on ABC from 1988 to…

For today’s companies, Facebook Inc FB 1.37% pages and Twitter Inc TWTR 1.19% feeds are no longer simply about having a token social media presence or having another place to announce promotions and events. Investors pay close attention to social media these days. What a company says on social media, or what others say about…

Nutanix Inc NTNX shares were seen up roughly 12 percent on Friday after the company delivered a big fiscal Q3 earnings beat and guidance raise. After such a strong quarter, Nutanix bulls have plenty to be excited about, but bears also identified a things to like about the quarter as well. Here’s a look at…