Stocks surged last week to their highest levels in years, but there are few key economic reports slated for the week ahead to sustain the rally.

Shares of General Motors and Ford surged on Friday following strong data on the U.S. job market.

U.S. stocks rallied Friday, as investors cheered a much stronger-than-expected jobs report.

Facebook has played a big role in the private trading markets that allow eligible investors the chance to snap up shares of hot Internet companies years before they go public.

The strong January jobs report may finally put a nail in the QE3 coffin.

Investors are gearing up for a rally following a much stronger than expected report on January job growth.

Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters surged nearly 25% Thursday after a stellar earnings report. After the closing bell Wednesday, Green Mountain reported $96 million in net income for the quarter ended in December, a 264% increase over the same quarter in the previous year that crushed analyst estimates.

U.S. stocks ended mixed Thursday as investors digested a cautious economic outlook from the chairman of the Federal Reserve one day before a key report on the job market.

Now that Facebook has finally filed for its much anticipated initial public offering, the enthusiasm for other social media investments has spread like wildfire.

Facebook is a great company. It proved that in its IPO filing. A billion dollar annual profit and $3.9 billion in cash for something that didn't even exist 10 years ago? That's impressive.

It's been three months since MF Global became the eighth-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Did anyone see this coming? Well, a few people had some idea, and a Congressional subcommittee will hear from them on Capitol Hill Thursday.

The Nasdaq shot up 8% in January. 8% in one month! Unless you are extremely greedy, that would be a good year.

U.S. stocks were set for a timid open Thursday as traders await comments from Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke, and keep a wary eye on Greece's debt talks.

If there's a crown jewel in the world of initial public offerings, it's Facebook.

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday, but closed off the highs of the day, on a combination of improved economic data and easing concerns about Europe's debt crisis.

Shares of Whirlpool spiked more than 17% Wednesday after the appliance maker issued a strong outlook for 2012, despite a soft fourth quarter.

The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange said Wednesday that it plans to end its proposed merger with the parent of the Frankfurt exchange, after European officials blocked the deal.

You'd think that investors would be leery of companies that own and manage commercial real estate. Vacancy rates remain elevated in office buildings and shopping centers. Except for apartment buildings, rents really haven't grown at all in four years. And given the possibility that the global economy may retrench yet again, things could still get worse before they get better.

U.S. stocks were headed for a modestly higher open Wednesday, as investors welcomed stronger manufacturing data around the world.

After wreaking havoc in global financial markets last year, the debt crisis in Europe has entered a complicated new phase in 2012.