Stocks End Mostly Lower on Wednesday; Apple Soars (AAPL, CAT)

Although stronger-than-expected US housing data and factory activity was released on Wednesday, the major indices continued their retreat. Several big companies reported poor earnings including Caterpillar (CAT) and Broadcom Corp. (BRCM). Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management raised their bid for Dell (DELL) to gather more support while the next shareholder vote was postponed to Read the full article... Read the rest of Stocks End Mostly Lower on Wednesday; Apple Soars (AAPL, CAT) at InvestorGuide.com .