Critical information for the U.S. trading day

The yellow metal finished the week with a 0.5% lower, but the uptrend remains in force, analysts say

Google parent’s earnings showed ‘stronger signs of life than anticipated,’ says one analyst

Apple heading toward a sales downturn for the year, which has only happened once since 2001

U.S. oil outputs offsets OPEC cuts

Berkshire Hathaway owns more than 10% of Bank of America’s shares outstanding to increase its lead as the largest shareholder

Surprise rise in PC sales overshadowed by new chip rollout pace, AMD challenges

The market is having its best year-to-date run in more than 20 years

Texas Instruments stock surges to record, Teradyne stock jumps 20%

Busiest week of the season includes three of the tech companies being investigated by feds