Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Nike shares up, Micron lower after hours

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

The world�s largest athletic shoe maker�s quarterly earnings and sales come in above Wall Street�s estimates, while the chip maker swings to a bigger-than-anticipated quarterly loss. See full story.

Micron swings to loss as sales slip

Shares of Micron fall after-hours after chip company reported a loss on weaker sales for the second fiscal quarter. See full story.

FedEx waves a yellow flag

A cautionary 2012 outlook weighs on transport stocks, giving market timers something to fret about. See full story.

5 money moves a prudent speculator is making now

The popularity of Apple Inc. is propelling growth-stock portfolios and grating on bargain-seeking investors who can�t take a bite of the stock. But that doesn�t rile John Buckingham, editor of the Prudent Speculator investment newsletter, who is focused on five attractive areas of the market. See full story.

Small-cap investors beware the JOBS Act passage

Beware, small-cap investors: Congress has made it easier to rip you off, writes Steve Goldstein. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

Instead of acknowledging that banks have become a part of government, we keep pretending they are private institutions, writes David Weidner. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Looking for great summer travel deals? The trick to finding vacation-season savings is to know where the deals are (think Florida and Spain) and to know when to find them (shop for tickets and fly midweek). See full story.

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