The dog days of summer are typically the hottest days of the season, marked by lethargy and inactivity. Lethargic and inactive are two very appropriate words to describe the S&P 500 lately. Since early July, the index has traded in a very narrow range between 2150 and Tuesday’s high of 2187. While the market is…

With Yelp Inc YELP 0.65% shareholders looking ahead to the company’s Q2 earnings due out after the close on Tuesday, the latest data from TickerTags indicates Yelp’s meal delivery business is struggling in a fiercely competitive landscape.

Time Warner Inc’s TWX 0.7% “Suicide Squad” has broken the record for the largest opening weekend in August history, delivering a massive $135.1 million domestic opening weekend and pushing Warner Bros over the $1 billion income mark in 2016.

After a horrendous first half of the year for online lenders LendingClub Corp LC 11.2% and On Deck Capital Inc ONDK 5.47%, one of the two stocks may finally be showing some signs of life. On Deck shares are surging 15 percent in Tuesday’s session after the company reported Q2 earnings of -$0.20 on revenue…

The popularity of ETFs and ETNs has exploded in recent decades, but some investors may not even know exactly what they are, what they offer investors and how they differ.

After a rough couple of years in the oil market, it may finally be time to buy Chevron Corporation CVX 1.26%. Simmons & Company analyst Guy Baber has upgraded the stock from Neutral to Overweight ahead of what the firm sees as a long-term oil price recovery.

The total number of U.S. offshore oil rigs fell to only 17 last week. The U.S. alone had 65 offshore rigs operational as recently as 2014, but the downturn in crude oil prices had led to a steep drop-off in North American rig count.

Now that Q2 earnings season has come and gone for most restaurant stocks, Deutsche Bank analyst Brett Levy has provided a summary of highlights and topics of interest for the restaurant stocks under his coverage. Here’s a look at what Levy had to say:

The S&P 500’s recent push to new all-time highs has the index up 6.7 percent in 2016 and an incredible 116.6 percent in the past seven years. However, according to Deutsche Bank analyst David Bianco, traders can expect more upside ahead in the next year and a half.

It’s now been more than two years since WTI crude oil traded above $100/bbl, but the global oil market is still far from balanced. WTI prices have rebounded significantly from multi-year lows of $26.05 back in February, but U.S. crude oil now seems to have lost the momentum that carried it as high as $51.67…