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Here's a quick look at some of the top performing Nasdaq stocks in May. These stocks all have a market cap of more than $500 million and they all pay a dividend. OPNET Technologies (NASDAQ: OPNT) is almost 30% lower year to date, but up more than 10% in the past month. The Bethesda, Md.-based...

This weekend in Barron's online: the top 50 annuities, Intel finally goes mobile, what tech companies should do with all that cash, and the prospects for Snap-on. Cover Story "The Top 50 Annuities" by Karen Hube. A year ago, guaranteed payouts and benefits on all kinds of annuities were far more...

This weekend in Barron's online: the pros and cons of memory-foam mattresses and the prospects for Facebook's IPO and for aircraft maker Embraer and semiconductor testing equipment maker ChipMOS. Cover Story "Sex or Sleep?" by Miriam Gottfried. Sales of memory-foam mattresses have surged as more...

This weekend in Barron's online: the annual ranking of the top 500 companies (as well as finding bargain stocks from the list) and the prospects for airline United Continental, insurer Unum Group and the recently spun-off Phillips 66. Cover Story "Bravo to the Best!" by Jacqueline Doherty. It is...

Shares of the following exchange traded funds are more than 15% higher than 90 days ago and trading within 9% of their 52-week highs. Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: CURE) is more than 26% higher year to date but trading about where it was a month ago. The nondiversified fund...

The company behind the Core 2 Duo and Pentium processors is gearing up for its most astonishing year yet. According to DigiTimes (via AppleInsider), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) expects to ship 20 million to 30 million ultrabooks -- the thin, MacBook Air competitors -- by the end of 2012. In the following...

The earnings crunch is on this week. Among the scheduled quarterly reports from the financial sector are those from American Express, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. The tech sector will be represented by earnings reports from IBM, Intel, Microsoft,...

Apple is working on a revolutionary product that will be revealed in the next eight months. Which stocks could benefit from this top-secret creation? Whether it's a new TV, a new kind of MacBook, or something the world has never seen before, there are a multitude of companies that could benefit....

Some European nations may be trying to keep their heads above water, but not all is doom and gloom on the continent. Take the tech sector. Here is a quick look at seven companies with share prices that are between 13% and 64% higher than at the beginning of the year despite recent pull backs. They...

Shares of the following exchange traded funds focused on technology or the Nasdaq 100 are between 20% and 90% higher year to date and trading at or near their 52-week highs. Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: TYH) is up about 82% year to date, including more than 15% higher in the...