There does appear to be some irrational exuberance over in Europe. One of the greatest dichotomies in the global bull market in stocks is the stellar performance of European equity prices despite the ongoing recession in the euro zone. The MSCI Europe stock price index is up 81.2% since March 9, 2009 to a new cyclical high. The euro zone’s ...

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) shares rose in early trading in the stock market today after the teen and young-adult clothing retailer posted better-than-expected first-quarter sales and profits Wednesday before the bell. The stock rose more than 2% in early trading. American Eagle's adjusted earnings from continuing operations slipped 18% to 18 cents a share, 1 cent ahead of forecasts by analysts ...

BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- 2013 is turning out to be a pretty good year for Warren Buffett. Year-to-date, the octogenarian billionaire has seen his firm, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B), rally more than 25.6%. That's almost double the returns that investors have gotten from the broad market over that same period. And a lot of that upside in Berkshire's price has to ...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The stock market is a lot of things, but one thing that Wall Street will never be accused of is being fair. Consider Texas Instruments , which just completed its sixth consecutive quarter of deteriorating sales. Somehow, the stock sits near its 52-week high. Meanwhile, as of Tuesday's close of $66.10, shares of Qualcomm are at ...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Wall Street was abuzz over Home Depot Monday as the stock climbed to a 52-week high on a strong earnings report stemming from a burgeoning housing market. "In the first quarter, we saw less favorable weather compared to last year, but we continue to see benefit from a recovering housing market that drove a stronger-than-expected start ...