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U.S. markets are closed on Monday for the Presidents' Day holiday, and many of the S&P 500 have already posted results for the most recent quarter. But PC makers Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) step into the earnings spotlight this week. Also, the world's largest retailer...

The cover story in this week's Barron's offers an outlook for European stocks in 2013. While Europe's sovereign-debt crisis is far from over, doubts about the eurozone's sustainability have been all but put to rest. Some investors think that European stocks could rally up to 20% in the coming year...

October marks a new month and a new quarter. Autumn is underway, and here is a look at what analysts expect to see from this week's quarterly reports from Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO), Marriott International (NYSE: MAR), Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and Mosaic (NYSE: MOS)....

Here is a quick look some dividend payers in the services sector that have a consensus recommendation of analysts of Strong Buy. Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) is more than 39% higher in the past six months but has pulled back about 9% from recent a multiyear high. The amusement park operator,...

Though the calendar page has turned, things will be fairly quiet again this week on the earnings front. The new earnings season does not kick off until Alcoa (NYSE: AA) posts its third-quarter results on October 10, followed shortly thereafter by PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) and JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM). This...

Marriott (NYSE: MAR) reported 2Q11 EPS of $0.37, “in line with our/Street's estimate, though quality was mixed and, in all candor, there were many things to pick at,” JP Morgan reports. “2Q11 worldwide RevPAR growth of 7.7% was in line with our 7.8% estimate, but lodging fees of $319m were $10m...

The new earnings season kicks off this week when Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Novellus (NASDAQ: NVLS) report second-quarter results on Monday after the closing bell. That is followed by Marriott (NYSE: MAR) and Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) on Wednesday, JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) on Thursday...

Hudson is out with its report today on Marriott International (NYSE: MAR), downgrading MAR from Buy to Hold. In a note to clients, Hudson writes, "While we like the spinout proposal and continue to believe that the lodging sector remains in the early innings of a very healthy recovery, we are...

JP Morgan has issued a research report on Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) following the company's 3Q announcement. In the report, JP Morgan writes "Following today's negative investor reaction to MAR's 3Q results and 2011 commentary, we are sticking with our Overweight rating. If nothing else,...