Home Depot laying off 1,000 employees: memo

Home Depot Inc, the world's largest home improvement chain, is laying off about 1,000 employees, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters, two days after warehouse club store Sam's Club said it would cut more than 11,000 jobs.

Support builds for Bernanke as end of term looms

Ben Bernanke's prospects for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman brightened on Tuesday as a number of previously undecided senators voiced their support with a deadline looming.

Yahoo sees possible Q1 revenue growth

Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O> said revenue could grow for the first time in six quarters in the first quarter of 2010, noting that demand for premium display advertising had improved significantly.

Yahoo's 4Q and 2009 year revenue ends down

Internet giant Yahoo Inc. posted a $153 million net profit in the fourth quarter of 2009, on the back of stronger advertising revenue.

Wall Street loses ground on investor caution

Stocks lost some ground on Tuesday, trading little changed, as optimism about the economic recovery and earnings season was tempered by caution over the political landscape.

Man rescued from rubble 14 days after Haiti quake

U.S. troops pulled a man alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Haiti's destroyed capital on Tuesday, two weeks after a massive earthquake rattled the country.

Despite problems, Apple confident in AT&T

Despite complaints by customers, Apple is standing by AT&T, the exclusive carrier for its iPhone smartphone in the US.

FCC seeks info on early mobile termination fees

The U.S. telecommunications regulator asked Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc <T.N>, Google Inc <GOOG.O> and other mobile companies to explain how they tell their customers about early termination fees due when they bow out of service contracts early.

Confidence data, earnings lift stocks

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as consumer confidence data lifted optimism about the economy's improvement and results from Travelers Cos <TRV.N> and Apple Inc <AAPL.O> added to a stream of strong profit reports.

Yahoo Q4 in line, sees possible Q1 rev growth

Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O> forecast first-quarter revenue to be flat to slightly higher compared with a year earlier, after posting fourth-quarter results that were broadly in line with market expectations.

Buzz builds for Apple's tablet launch

Few events can steal the thunder from an Apple Inc <AAPL.O> quarterly earnings day -- an Apple product launch is one of them.

Yahoo options show investors split on post-earnings direction

Options activity on Yahoo Inc <YHOO.O> suggests traders do not have conviction on which way the Internet portal giant's stock will move once it reports quarterly results after the bell on Tuesday.