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There’s only one thing helping the tablet market right now—keyboards—and even that is not enough to stave off a decline in tablet sales as consumers grow increasingly uninterested in the devices.

Yahoo Inc. has shortlisted 10 bidders in the auction for its Internet assets, including Verizon Communications Inc. , and most offers involve cash, according to a Reuters report Friday. The shortlist also includes private-equity firm TPG Capital LP and excludes small companies that proposed a combination deal, according to the report, which cited people familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal last week reported that Verizon was among the bidders for Yahoo. The company's core Internet... Читать дальше...

Dow, S&P 500 eke out monthly gains for April

The mortgage giant under government control is likely to report a big quarterly loss thanks to interest rate derivative bets.

U.S. stocks ended lower Friday, barely clinging to monthly gains, as disappointing economic data and corporate earnings raised doubts about the strength of the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 slid 10.50 points, or 0.5%, to 2,065.31, with health-care and information technology shares logging the largest declines. The Dow Industrials were off 57.12 points, or 0.3%, to 17,773.64, with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Intel Corp. leading the blue-chip gauge lower. The Nasdaq Composite was down 29.93 points... Читать дальше...

10 MarketWatch articles to read this weekend.

10 MarketWatch articles to read this weekend.

10 MarketWatch articles to read this weekend.

Technology stocks, led by Apple, Netflix and Seagate Technology, were losers for the month.

Technology stocks, led by Apple, Netflix and Seagate Technology, were losers for the month.

Technology stocks, led by Apple, Netflix and Seagate Technology, were losers for the month.

VF Corp. said on its earnings call that the ‘Damn Daniel’ viral video, starring a teen wearing white Vans shoes, drove sales.

Oil prices end the month with a hefty gain, but it hasn’t been an easy climb.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s stock slumped 3.3% in active afternoon trade Friday, putting it on track to suffer the biggest one-day percentage decline since Oct. 14. The discount retailing giant's shares, which were the biggest decliners among components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average , are headed toward the lowest close since March 3. The company didn't issue a press release or a regulatory filing Friday, and none of the 29 analysts followed by FactSet put out a company-specific note. Wal-Mart... Читать дальше...

Stripe, a payment-processing startup, said this week that it would open hiring to existing teams of two to five people. From Stripe’s perspective, bringing in an existing team means the company will gain collaborative employees, but it is also a boon for employees who can expect to be paid more.

Stripe, a payment-processing startup, said this week that it would open hiring to existing teams of two to five people. From Stripe’s perspective, bringing in an existing team means the company will gain collaborative employees, but it is also a boon for employees who can expect to be paid more.

Stripe, a payment-processing startup, said this week that it would open hiring to existing teams of two to five people. From Stripe’s perspective, bringing in an existing team means the company will gain collaborative employees, but it is also a boon for employees who can expect to be paid more.

Here are the reasons why silver outshone gold in April.

Oil futures settled modestly lower on Friday after media surveys showed a monthly rise in production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Expectations for continued declines in U.S. output, however, helped prices score a gain of roughly 19.8% for the month, based on the most-active contracts, according to FactSet. June WTI crude fell 11 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $45.92 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday.

The tech sector is underperforming the broader S&P 500 this season with many big players falling short.

The tech sector is underperforming the broader S&P 500 this season with many big players falling short.

Silver futures rallied Friday, tallying a gain of roughly 15% for the month, as gold futures settled at their highest level since late January of last year. The dollar-denominated metals got a solid boost from a weaker dollar. July silver rose 23.1 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $17.819 an ounce. Gold for June delivery rose $24.10, or 1.9%, to finish at $1,290.50 an ounce, with prices up about 4.4% for the month, according to FactSet.

There is still a week before Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” swoops in to officially kick off the summer movie season, but the superhero flick is already dominating conversations.

Oil futures pared their loss after data from Baker Hughes showed that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for crude fell by 11 to 332 as of Friday, down a sixth straight week. The total U.S. rig count fell 11 to 420. June crude was at $45.83 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down 20 cents, or 0.4%. It was trading at $45.72 before the data.

It’s back. The risk-off-risk-on correlation is once again the “single most important driver of asset markets,” according to HSBC.