At close of market on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3%, the NASDAQ up 0.2%, and the S&P 500 up 0.3%. While the overall market rose, prominent Philadelphia stocks closed down 0.2%.

US stocks traded higher Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 33 points to 12878, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index gained 2.7 points to 1347, and the Nasdaq Composite index added 2.1 points to 2904.

US equity markets opened lower this morning, but after the first hour or so of trading, the three major indexes moved to positive territory where they remained for the rest of the day.

US stocks traded lower Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average recently slipped 29 points to 12816, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index dropped 4.9 points to 1339, and the Nasdaq Composite index declined 11 points to 2891.

Brean Murray Carret & Co. downgraded Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) from Hold to Sell, price target cut to $23.00. Brean analyst says, "We believe it is almost a fait accompli that, with virtually all top management turning over in the past ...

Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN) advanced after naming alumnus Ted Marlow chief executive officer of its namesake brand. Urban rose 4.7 percent to $27.69 at the close in New York.

by Elizabeth Harrow 2/3/2012 11:18 AM Analysts are weighing in today on social networking stock Renren Inc. (RENN - 5.48), chip giant Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD - 7.02), BlackBerry parent Research In Motion Limited (RIMM - 17.12), drug company ...

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies are having unusual moves in US trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 9:55 am in New York.

US stocks traded higher Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average recently climbed 1.3% to 12864, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 1.3% to 1343, and the Nasdaq Composite index added 1.5% to 2901.

By Derek Hoffman Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS): Brean Murray raised its price target on Las Vegas Sands following in-line Q4 results.