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Top Stories : 2016March15Tuesday

Commodities Corner: Fracking accounts for about half of U.S. oil production

Market Extra: Why stock market isn’t freaking out over Trump, Clinton—yet

The Technical Indicator: Charting a bull-bear stalemate at the S&P’s 200-day average

NewsWatch: Yellen will to try bridge gulf between hawks, doves at press conference

Market Extra: The Swiss franc is your best bet for ‘Brexit’ protection

Market Extra: 5 reasons for Wall Street to beware the Ides of March

Outside the Box: 4 changes that will ensure Social Security survives

The Tell: What is a ‘Tobin tax’ and why does China want one?

Why Maine’s Portland, like Oregon’s, is seeing a skilled-worker influx

Economic Report: As home builder sentiment treads water, calls for more construction intensify

Real-time headlines : 2016March15Tuesday

Valeant shares down 45% in midday trade

Rent-A-Center price target raised to $21 from $18 at Raymond James

Rent-A-Center upgraded to strong buy from outperform at Raymond James

Business inventories/sales ratio at new post-recession high of 1.40

Business inventories up 0.1% in January

Shares of Mead Johnson soar 9% at $82.15 to lead S&P 500 advancers in early trade

S&P 500's energy sector heads sector laggards, down 1.2%, led by fall in Chesapeake shares

Caterpillar shares fall 2.1% at $71.19 to lead Dow decliners in early trade

Shares of Apple Inc. open higher, up 2.1% at $104.60 to lead Dow gainers

Nasdaq Composite slips 0.4%

Market Pulse : 2016March15Tuesday

UPS to invest $100 million in compressed natural gas fueling stations and vehicles

U.S. stocks open lower as crude prices slump

Whirlpool stock upgraded to overweight on strong fundamentals

3D Systems' stock skids following J.P. Morgan downgrade

Fossil Group to launch wearables for 8 brands in 40 countries in 2016

Avon Products to cut 2,500 positions worldwide

Celator Pharma shares skyrocket more than 300% on study data

Redbox parent Outerwall doubles dividend, shares up 13%

U.S. stocks finish higher; Dow logs highest close of the year

Breaking News: 2016March15Tuesday

Valeant shares down 45% as selloff intensifies

Obama executive measures further ease Cuba trade and travel

Alleged Kalamazoo, Mich., shooter says he was possessed by devil via Uber app

Home-builder sentiment treading water in March: trade association

Valeant Pharmaceuticals down 28% at Tuesday open

Dow falls 100 points; only Apple, Home Depot, McDonald's, Wal-Mart buck trend

U.S. retail sales fall 0.1% in February; core sales unchanged

Empire State manufacturing index shows first positive reading since July

3D Systems' stock skids following J.P. Morgan downgrade

Valeant shares plunge as company slashes quarterly forecast for earnings, sales

Internet Stories: 2016March15Tuesday

The Technical Indicator: Charting a bull-bear stalemate at the S&P’s 200-day average

The New York Post: Reported Kalamazoo shooter said the devil possessed him through Uber app

3 things you need to know about the war between Apple and the FBI

5 things NOT to buy at Lowe’s and Home Depot

Watch out for this new tax scam

Facebook to encrypt WhatsApp voice calls ‘within weeks’

TV ads are still effective in creating demand, research shows

This startup thinks it knows the secret to beating Uber

The Wall Street Journal: Google fails to overturn antitrust ruling in Russia

Financial Services: 2016March15Tuesday

The Technical Indicator: Charting a bull-bear stalemate at the S&P’s 200-day average

Outside the Box: 4 changes that will ensure Social Security survives

Conrad de Aenlle's Funds For Thought: These inflation-fighting bonds are cheap right now

The Wall Street Journal: Obama eases restrictions on trade, travel to Cuba

Need to Know: What’s performing best? It’s a surprise clean sweep for these investing plays

Deep Dive: Unlikely stock market winners: oil companies with little debt

Deep Dive: These U.S. shale-oil companies are poised to profit when prices rise

Howard Gold's No-Nonsense Investing: This is why the Fed doesn’t matter to investors anymore

Jeff Reeves's Strength in Numbers: Why a Fed rate hike now would be ‘March madness’ to stock investors

London Markets: FTSE 100 pulled lower as miners, energy shares slump