With consumer sentiment still weak, and concerns over the global economy weighing on everyone's mind, a lot of people have been worried that retailers are going to report weak sales numbers this holiday season. We will not know for sure just willing people have been to spend this holiday season, but the fact that FedEx (FDX) recently saw its busiest shipping day ever is a positive sign. The company reported that ...

Strong first quarter earnings from Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) have helped pushed the market higher to start off the week. Shares of Caterpillar are up 4.5% on the day to $71.91, up $3.13 following better than expected results this morning before the market opened. Analysts were forecasting $0.39 per share, and the company easily outpaced those estimates with a reported $0.50 per share. Revenues were a bit shy of analyst estimates, but the stock ...