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Stocks continued their choppy trading trend at midday Thursday. A mixed bag of earnings reports are pressuring the S&P 500 and Nasdaq into the red. Qualcomm (QCOM) is almost 12% lower after reporting disappointing results. The chip maker also cut its fiscal 2015 outlook. Investors didn't react much to pending home sales cooling off more than expected in December. Contracts to buy previously owned homes dropped .7% but that's still stronger than a year ago. We'll get a better sense of how the consumer is feeling when Amazon (AMZN) and Visa (V) report after the close. Google (GOOG) is also on tap to release. Analysts are expecting the search giant to report earnings of $7.19 a share.

Earnings reports and the weekly jobless claims moved U.S. markets higher at Thursday's opening bell. Stock futures added gains on the latest initial claims report showing the fewest number of Americans filed for jobless benefits in almost 15 years. The Labor Department did say the data could be more difficult to gauge due to the shortened week with the MLK holiday. Alibaba (BABA) shares opened sharply lower after reporting earnings that beat estimates but sales came in weaker. Shakeup at the top is moving McDonald's (MCD) stock higher. After months of declining results, the world's largest fast-food chain is replacing Don Thompson with its chief brand officer, Steve Easterbrook. The changes are effective on March 1st.

A number of big companies are readying earnings for the morning and afternoon on Thursday, January 29: Coach (COH) before the bell, and Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOGL) and Visa (V) after the market closes. Coach is looking to fend off declining share price in the wake of the success of one of its competitors; Amazon is aiming to show it can compete with new e-commerce players after seeing shares sink and Google aims to reverse a downward trend in Mountain View. Plus, Jim Cramer is lining up an Action Alert Pick: he's bullish on shares of Microsoft, despite the stock taking a plunge earlier this week.

Another triple digit loss for the Dow Jones Industrial on Wednesday. After some choppy trading, stocks fell sharply lower after the Fed's statement that gave no clear signs as to when interest rates would rise. Today's losses come on the heels of Tuesday's massive declines. Treasury prices surged on the Fed. The 10-year yield fell nearly 10 basis points to its lowest level in nearly two weeks. Crude prices slipped nearly 4% to settle at its lowest level in almost 5 years. The renewed slide in oil prices sent the energy sector spiraling down. Anadarko Petroleum (APC) and Halliburton (HAL) extended losses, both dropping more than 4%. Boeing (BA) was a big gainer and by far the best performing blue chip. The airplane maker gained after posting earning that surpassed expectations.

Stocks fluctuated and turned lower at Wednesday's midday trading on dropping oil prices. Traders are focusing on U.S. crude stockpiles being at their highest on record over positive corporate earnings results. Energy stocks were leading the blue chips lower. Chevron (CVX) is the worst performing Dow component. Exxon Mobil (XOM) is also down more than 1%. On the flipside, Boeing (BA) is by far the Dow's best performer. The stock is soaring almost 5% after surpassing forecasts by $0.20. Sales of commercial planes rose 15% in the fourth quarter. Tupperware (TUP) is also gaining in the session, up nearly 12%. The household products maker beat Q4 estimates on both the top and bottom lines.

U.S. markets started the day slightly higher at Wednesday's opening bell with tech stocks lifting Wall Street after Tuesday's big sell-off. Apple (AAPL) smashed analyst expectations for its latest quarter. Earnings skyrocketed 48% in the final three months of 2014. The company sold nearly 9 million more iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones than forecast. Apple's profit of $18 billion was the biggest ever reported by an S&P 500 company. Yahoo (YHOO) is also in focus after the company reported earnings with a big announcement of spinning off its remaining stake in Alibaba (BABA). And the Fed's decision on any new policy changes is set to release at 2 pm, eastern. Investors aren't expecting any new clarity on when interest rates will rise but are keeping a close watch on what policymakers have to say about oil.

After a rough day for earnings announcements yesterday -- and for the market, broadly -- Boeing (BA) will report numbers before the open today and Facebook (FB) is up after the close. Boeing stock is under the breakeven mark for the last 12 months, and looking for a beat; Facebook is on a roll, having tallied three straight beats and gaining more than 37% on markets over that time. Plus, Jim Cramer is bullish on Dollar General, and with shares in the high $60s, he's targeting $74 a share for the stock. Part of the reason is the company trading at a discount to its two big merging competitors.

It was a bruising day for Wall Street Tuesday with stocks plummeting deep into the red as disappointing earnings took center stage. The S&P 500 fell 1.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 291 points, and the Nasdaq plummeted 1.9%. The tech sector was the worst performer of the day with Microsoft leading losses following a weaker-than-expected quarter. Yahoo! was down 3%, Facebook dropped more than 1%, and eBay slid 2.3%. Construction equipment maker Caterpillar also plummeted after guiding for full-year profits well below estimates. Management said forecasts have taken a hit on weakening demand from the mining industry.

Stocks plummeted in midday trading Tuesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 300 points after several blue-chip companies reported weak earnings. Among the worst performers, Microsoft plummeted nearly 10%. The tech giant reported a drop in quarterly profit, a result of restructuring efforts and last year's $7 billion acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business. Caterpillar plummeted more than 7% as lower oil prices hurt the company's bottom line. Net profit tumbled nearly 25%, while revenue slid 1.1%. Durable goods orders missed expectations by an enormous margins with headline orders down 3.4%.

The Big Apple may be blanketed in snow, but that's not going to stop U.S. exchanges from operating -- or American Airlines (AAL) and Apple (AAPL) from announcing their earnings today. American, set to announce before the bell, is looking to see shares leap after the company stopped hedging its fuel costs -- something that competitors, like Delta (DAL) have not yet done. And Apple, set to ride wearables and its big Beats deal into 2015, will get a chance to get ahead today, with earnings after the bell. Plus, Jim Cramer says he's bullish on Cisco (CSCO), which is trading at a discount.

Stocks rocked back and forth the flatline, torn between a rally among energy stocks and political drama in Greece. All benchmark indexes ended the day in the green. The S&P 500 added 0.26%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 6 points higher, and the Nasdaq gained 0.29%. Crude oil pared earlier losses, hovering at just above $45 a barrel following reassurance from the secretary-general of OPEC that oil prices would bottom out at current levels. Among the best performers in energy, Chevron jumped 1.9% and Exxon Mobil gained 1%. National Bank of Greece tanked 8% following the Greek election.

U.S. stocks were little moved in midday trading Monday as investors digested the Syriza victory in Greece over the weekend. Energy producers are helping to lift the blue chips. Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) are both driving higher in the session. Homebuilder D.R. Horton (DHI) is up 6% after beating expectations with its quarterly profit. Revenue also jumped 38% year over year. Mattel (MAT) is off its lows of the day but still down about 3%. The stock fell sharply at the open on news of its chairman and CEO being ousted. The toymaker slashed its profit guidance for the holiday quarter, well below consensus.

Stocks were little moved at Monday's opening bell as Wall Street braces itself for a potentially historic storm that may dump up to 3 feet of snow in the country's Northeast. Airlines including Delta (DAL), United (UAL) and Southwest (LUV) preemptively canceled thousands of flights, even before the first snowflakes hit the ground. Merger Monday hit the breakfast table. Post Holdings (POST), which makes brands like Honey Bunches of Oats and Raisin Brans is buying rival cereal maker MOM Brands for $1.15 billion, mostly in cash. Google (GOOG) made a deal with the NFL to broadcast game videos on YouTube. The partnership will allow content and clips but will not include live-streaming.

Stocks closed mixed Friday following a massive rally a day earlier in response to the European Central Bank's stimulus plans. The S&P 500 fell 0.55%, The Dow dropped more than 140 points, and the Nasdaq gained 0.16%. Leading the S&P 500 lower, UPS tanked 10% after warning its fourth quarter might come in lower than expected. The delivery company cited higher expenses during its peak season. FedEx sold off in sympathy, down 3%. Starbucks boosted the Nasdaq after the coffee house posted positive comparable store sales over its quarter and a 13% jump in revenue. Shares jumped 7%. Crude oil prices ended lower.

Stocks were mostly lower in midday trading Friday after disappointing earnings results from companies including Fedex (FDX) and UPS (UPS). Aaron Levie's Box (BOX) IPO didn't falter out of the gate, popping for more than 40 percent on its first day of trading. Elsewhere in public markets, Zillow (Z) shares are shooting up after analysts at Cowen & Co. put a bullish rating on the stock. As it processes its acquisition of Trulia (TRLA), and as the U.S. housing market appears to be gaining steam in 2015, the volatile stock could be poised to make more gains in the near-term.