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Top Stories : 2016February10Wednesday

The Ratings Game: Disney analysts look past ‘Star Wars’ bump to ESPN worries

MarketWatch First Take: The story of Trump and Sanders is U.S. becoming more of a true democracy

4 hidden hazards in your home

Deep Dive: 23 ‘loser’ stocks that are being thrown out with the bathwater

Deep Dive: 5 dividend stocks that have only gotten more attractive

Deep Dive: 20 dividend stocks that Wall Street loves the most

Share buyback machine remains in overdrive and experts warn it will end badly

Futures Movers: Oil settles at a 3-week low, falls under $28

Bond Report: Treasury yields close at 1-year low after Yellen’s testimony

Now even private-equity firms are buying back their own shares

Real-time headlines : 2016February10Wednesday

Disney, IBM contribute 50 points to Dow's decline

Sinking shares of Disney, IBM drag Dow industrials lower

S&P less than 0.1% higher; Nasdaq Composite up 0.4%

S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite cling to meager gains

Dow off 103 points, or 0.6%, at 15,909

Dow turns lower with less than a half hour before the close

Nasdaq Composite up 1.1% at 4,318

S&P 500 up 0.6% at 1,862

Dow industrials turns flat at 16,005

March WTI oil settles at $27.45/bbl, down 49 cents, or 1.8%

Market Pulse : 2016February10Wednesday

Americans will spend $29 billion on Valentine's Day purchases

Carly Fiorina drops out of presidential race

WTI oil settles under $28 a barrel

NRF expects retail sales to grow 3.1% in 2016

Dollar edges lower as Yellen takes questions

WTI oil climbs after EIA reports an unexpected fall in crude supplies

Twitter's option traders brace for big stock move after earnings report

There are now 260,000 robots working in U.S. factories

U.S. stocks open higher as investors digest Yellen statement

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff takes stake in Fitbit

Breaking News: 2016February10Wednesday

Carly Fiorina drops out of presidential race

Oil ends the day below $28 a barrel

Gold price declines for first session in past six

Federal government runs $55 billion budget surplus in January

Trade group forecasts 3.1% rise in U.S. retail sales this year

N.J. Gov. Christie expected to suspend campaign for Republican nomination

Yellen: Fed would not hesitate to reverse interest-rate hike if it were needed

Yellen under fire from both sides of aisle over interest paid to banks

Nasdaq Composite up triple digits as U.S. stocks add to Wednesday gains

LIVE BLOG AND VIDEO: Yellen appears before House Financial Services Committee

Internet Stories: 2016February10Wednesday

Deep Dive: 5 dividend stocks that have only gotten more attractive

Outside the Box: 5 strategies that make Apple, Amazon and Starbucks successful

Earnings Outlook: What to expect from Twitter’s earnings

The Margin: Amazon gives developers a break — if they fight zombies

The Wall Street Journal: Twitter adds new timeline feature

Need to Know: Two charts that tell investors we won’t get a stock meltdown, but brace anyway

The Tell: Twitter’s ‘bullish divergence’ gives investors a glimmer of hope

The Wall Street Journal: IRS says identity thieves breached its systems

Financial Services: 2016February10Wednesday

4 hidden hazards in your home

Deep Dive: 23 ‘loser’ stocks that are being thrown out with the bathwater

Deep Dive: 5 dividend stocks that have only gotten more attractive

Deep Dive: 20 dividend stocks that Wall Street loves the most

Bond Report: Treasury yields close at 1-year low after Yellen’s testimony

Now even private-equity firms are buying back their own shares

Has college financial aid totally backfired?

The Fed: Yellen doesn’t expect to have to cut interest rates

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks cling to modest gains after Yellen testimony

Michael Moore asks borrowers to imagine a life without student debt