LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Chesapeake Energy Corp. said late Friday that its board and senior management are taking steps they expect will result in a higher price for the oil and gas producer's shares, ...

Editorial board member Steve Moore on Utah Senator Orrin Hatch's primary challenge. Photo: Associated Press

Editorial board member Steve Moore on the Texas GOP senate primary between Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst. Photo: Associated Press

A long-awaited hike in gasoline prices helps lift Indian stocks, reviving expectations that he government will be able to plug in holes in India’s finances and stem the rupee’s slide to record lows.

Editorial board member Matt Kaminski on the Egyptian presidential elections. Photo: Associated Press

Wall Street Journal Europe editorial page editor Brian Carney on Europe's latest plan to ease the debts of insolvent states. Photo: Associated Press

Not since the month of September, 1903 have we seen so few positive trading days for the Dow. Alisa Parenti has that, and a look at what's a fair share price for Facebook.

A look at how markets performed this week.

Botched IPOs... alleged favoritism enraging small investors... and the list goes on. WSJ's Dennis Berman makes a stop on Mean Street to continue his conversation about whether we're seeing the end of Wall ...

Mean Street host Evan Newmark calls on WSJ's Rolfe Winkler and Julie Steinberg to project the role of social media going forward and to answer the simple question: is social media simply a fad? Photo: ...

MarketWatch columnists David Weidner and Jon Friedman take seats on Mean Street to look at how media has crafted the image of the presidential candidates and whether President Obama and Mitt Romney are ...

In his On the Mark segment, Mean Street host Evan Newmark thanks his longtime viewers and offers them key advice for finding success in both investing and in life. Photo: Getty Images.

WSJ's Thorold Barker and Liam Denning stop by Mean Street to discuss the future of the European economy and the very real possibility of the U.S. economy being pulled back into recession because of strong ...

Supporters of a "dislike" button, which Facebook does not have, say the culture of Facebook has become too nice. WSJ's Andy Jordan reports from San Francisco on what some creative contrarions ...

Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management rues Manchester City before launching into his take on Greece, the U.S. housing market and regulation.

Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management rues Manchester City before launching into his take on Greece, the U.S. housing market and regulation.

Investors are reeling from Europe’s deepening economic crisis, but they may soon find themselves battered closer to home as the U.S. economy closes in on another debt-ceiling debate and teeters toward ...

Research shows that nearly everyone cheats a little if given the opportunity. Dan Ariely, author of the new book, "The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty," explains why. (Photo courtesy Shutterstock)...

U.S. financial stocks wind down a busy week with a quiet Friday session that sees the sector track the broader market lower.

ConocoPhillips spinoff sees richer returns in chemical and pipeline units.

Would you pay $800 for a smartphone? How a 15-year-old invented a new test for pancreatic cancer and why augmented reality isn't just science fiction anymore. All that and more in this weeks top 5 in tech....

Friday marks the 35th anniversary of the release of the first "Star Wars" movie. Jon Friedman on The News Hub explains why we're unlikely to see another movie like "Star Wars" anytime ...

Brazilian stocks rise, buoyed by gains in housing issues, but the market still logs its fifth straight weekly decline.

J.P. Morgan's board is changing the composition of its risk-policy committee in the wake of more than $2 billion in trading losses. Colin Barr has the latest on The News Hub. Photo: Reuters.

How much would you pay for a share of Facebook? How about $13.80? MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulbert talks to John Wordock about how he arrived at that jaw-dropping valuation.

In Pittsburgh, historic cuts in transportation are causing some employers to hold off hiring and usually quiet foundations to push for change. Kris Maher has details on The News Hub. Photo: Michael Henninger ...

Activist investor Carl Icahn’s fund takes a stake in the oil and gas producer, and shares of Facebook extend losses as the social-media company wraps up its first week of trading.

Bill Hambrecht, Google’s auction banker, says that Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg missed a valuable opportunity, writes John Shinal.

How much would you pay for a share of Facebook? How about $13.80? MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulbert talks to John Wordock about how he arrived at that jaw-dropping valuation.

U.S. stocks had their first winning week in more than a month by the time markets closed on Friday.

Procter & Gamble says it will change the design of packaging for its miniature Tide Pods detergent to deter children from eating the brightly colored packets that look like candy. Emily Glazer has details ...

The Dow industrials declined as investors weighed better-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence and a report of regional weakness in Spain. Steven Russolillo on The News Hub. Photo: Reuters.

Social-network giant’s shares continue to lose ground a week after IPO. Sector swings up ahead of long weekend.

Canadian equities close little changed Friday, but score their first weekly gain in a month, with gold miners and technology stocks providing support, but financials weighing on the market.

U.S. stocks manage a weekly rise even as the major indexes lost ground Friday on events in Spain, where Bankia SA readied to become the biggest bank to be rescued in Spain’s history.

A deadly accident involving a Ferrari in Singapore has opened a backlash of xenophobic sentiment, after a mainland-Chinese driver crashed into a taxi, killing himself and two people. The WSJ's Deborah ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Activist investor Carl Icahn blasted Chesapeake Energy's board Friday after disclosing his investment fund has taken a 7.56% stake in the troubled oil and natural gas company. ...

Analysts note that insider purchases are on the rise

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The European Union should use the upcoming meeting of the Group of 20 to urge the United States to put in place fiscal reforms to keep it from going over a "fiscal cliff" ...

A guide to the key economic data and news events in Washington during the week.

Roundup of some of the biggest gaining and declining stocks: Delcath, Talbots, VeriFone, VimpelCom, Mentor, more.

Alisa Parenti has the numbers at the closing bell, including the first weekly gain for stocks in May.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks fell Friday -- but managed to remain higher for the first week in four -- as investors worried about signs of distress in Spain, where lender Bankia SA [es: bkia] readied ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Time Warner Inc.'s Turner unit is in talks to acquire the Bleacher Report sports website, according to a report Friday by The Wall Street Journal. The paper said talks between ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks fell Friday -- but managed to remain higher for the first week in four -- as investors worried about signs of distress in Spain, where lender Bankia SA [es: bkia] readied ...

Facebook Inc., Rosetta Genomics Ltd. and Sanderson Farms Inc. could be among the stocks that will see active trading on Tuesday.

Stocks and yields rise for the week.

Shares of Talbots and Facebook each may be active Friday evening, with a dayside slide for the apparel retailer after a potential buyout deal didn’t materialize, and as the social-media company completes ...