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July 31, 2010, 5:00 p.m. EDT · Recommend (3) ·

U.S. stock market to continue balancing act

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The U.S. stock market is likely to continue pulling risk on and off the table in the days ahead, with another heavy round of earnings reports in store, along will a full slate of data on the economy, employment in particular. See full story.

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As the 2010 second-quarter earnings season wraps up, accounting sleuths are once again scouring the latest reports for disconnects between what company executives are telling investors and what the numbers are saying. See full story.

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Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Monday's session are Humana Inc., NRG Energy Inc. and VeriSign Inc. See full story.

Stocks cheer a benign July; gold, dollar suffer

A modicum of confidence returned to markets in July, as U.S. and European stocks erased losses inked in the frenzy of prior months and investors took heart that slow growth is better than none at all, dumping gold and the U.S. dollar in light of this more sanguine view. See full story.

U.S. stocks end July with strong gains

Markets stage a late rally to push into the positive ahead of the close, bucking a slowdown in second-quarter economic growth. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

Rambus Inc. investors have been dancing a little jig lately because of some legal victories, but they've got a long way to go down litigation road, writes Therese Poletti. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

As the 2010 second-quarter earnings season wraps up, accounting sleuths are once again scouring the latest reports for disconnects between what company executives are telling investors and what the numbers are saying. See full story.

First Take

BP clears the bar

BP PLC rolled out its internal investigation of the Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout Wednesday, and to no one’s surprise, the company found plenty of blame to spread around, writes Jim Jelter.

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