Shares pull back modestly as some participants use uncertainty over the Greece debt plan as an excuse to pull a few chips off the table. The rising yields in Portugal are another arrow in the bears’ quiver, writes Kevin Marder.

[Reuters] - (Reuters) - Europe’s second-biggest electrical goods retailer Dixons Retail said on Tuesday that its chief executive was leaving the company to join the world’s most valuable technology corporation, Apple, …

Rambus, other semiconductor stocks are among the decliners in the technology sector, but shares of Apple and Dell climb.

Amazon.com is expected to report booming fourth-quarter sales, thanks in part to the Kindle Fire tablet. But profits are expected to be thin — again.

Wall Street declines as Portugal’s bond yields climb, but a rally in telecom and tech shares help stem losses.

The latest news from Steve Orr, including the closing numbers and a prediction about Apple’s iPhone sales in China.

The latest money news from Ann Cates, including a new smartphone app for hotels guests that doubles as a TV remote and an information source.

). Both companies reported much better than expected earnings last week, and are in strong near-term uptrends. Apple shares …

Openwave Systems Inc. (OPWV) said it adopted a poison pill with a 4.99% trigger in an effort to protect the software maker’s $1.6 billion in tax assets that stem from its net operating losses and tax credit carry forwards.

), Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), Lowe’s (NYSE …