Stocks news summary and links from Yahoo Finance (Update:26.01.2011)

• Summary Box: Stocks flat after earnings dip
  DISAPPOINTING EARNINGS: 3M lost 2 percent after the manufacturing company's income fell because of higher costs. Johnson & Johnson lost 1.8 percent after reporting a 12 percent drop in income.
• RF Micro Disappoints on Revenue View
  RF Micro Devices dropped in after-hours action on Tuesday after the Greensboro, N.C.-based chip maker fell short of Wall Street's revenue view in its latest quarter.
• Stocks Shave Losses in Final Minutes to End Flat
  Stocks trimmed losses in the final hour of trading to end flat amid mixed earnings and economic news, and ahead of the President's State of the Union speech tonight. AmEx and Bank of America fell, while Wal-Mart rose.
• Tech Stocks: Nasdaq ekes out gain as VMware sinks
  The company's projection for flat margins rattles investors, setting the stage for declines in the sector. But Nasdaq bounces back to eke out a gain.
• UPDATE 5-J&J sales lag after recalls; 2011 view disappoints
  * Sales $15.6 billion, shy of $16 billion forecast * US consumer product sales fall 29 pct after recalls * Sees 2011 profit gain of 1-3 pct, below Wall St. view * Price pressure may suggest hardship for ...
• Wall Street ends flat in late flurry of buying
  U.S. stocks erased losses in a late flurry of buying to end little changed on Tuesday as overall optimism about earnings offset disappointing results from blue chips 3M and Johnson & Johnson.
• Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks rise slightly ahead of Fed
  U.S. stocks overcome early disappointment over earnings and a drop in home prices to finish little changed, while investors await the Federal Reserve's statement on monetary policy during the next trading session.
• US STOCKS-Wall St ends flat in late flurry of buying
  * 3M, J&J shares dip after barely topping estimates * Rising costs threaten U.S. corporate profits * Consumer confidence hits 8-month high, home prices fall * Indexes end flat * For up-to-the-minute market ...
• Stocks flat as earnings from blue chips disappoint
  Stock indexes finished about where they started Tuesday after a round of disappointing corporate earnings and another drop in home prices. Trading was muted ahead of President Obama's State of the Union speech, in which he was expected to outline a plan to reduce the deficit.
• Stocks Ease Losses Before Close; Techs Rise
  Stocks trimmed losses but remained down as technology stocks turned around following a handful of weak earnings reports from major Dow components and on the heels of mixed economic news, and ahead of the President's State of the Union speech tonight.
• U.S. stocks end higher ahead of Fed decision
  U.S. stocks overcame early disappointment over earnings and a drop in home prices to finish little changed on Tuesday, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's statement on monetary policy on Wednesday.
• US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St ends flat on late comeback
  NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks staged a latecomeback to end flat on Tuesday despite disappointing earningsfrom blue-chips including 3M and Johnson & Johnson. The Dow Jones industrial average ...
• Stocks Ease Losses Ahead of Close; Techs Rise
  Stocks trimmed losses but remained down as technology stocks turned around following a handful of weak earnings reports from major Dow components and on the heels of mixed economic news, and ahead of the President's State of the Union speech tonight.
• US STOCKS-Wall St falls as blue chips' earnings disappoint
  * 3M warns on rising costs; J&J sales disappoint * Consumer confidence hits 8-month high, home prices fall * Stocks down: Dow 0.5 pct, S&P 0.6 pct, Nasdaq 0.5 pct * For up-to-the-minute market news see ...
• UPDATE 4-J&J sales lag after recalls; 2011 view disappoints
  * Sales $15.6 billion, shy of $16 billion forecast * US consumer product sales fall 29 pct after recalls * Sees 2011 profit gain of 1-3 pct, below Wall St. view * Price pressure may suggest hardship for ...
• Energy Winners: Baker Hughes' Comeback
  Oil service stocks haven't rallied on earnings beats, except for Baker Hughes, which is the comeback kid of this oil sector earnings season.
• US STOCKS-Weak blue chips halt Wall Street's advance
  * 3M warns on rising costs; J&J sales disappoint * Consumer confidence hits 8-month high, home prices fall * Indexes off: Dow 0.3 pct, S&P 0.3 pct, Nasdaq 0.3 pct * For up-to-the-minute market news see ...
• Movers & Shakers: Tuesday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks
  MarketWatch's daily roundup of stocks making significant moves in trading.
• Financial Stocks: Financials fall as traders sift through earnings
  Financial stocks weaken as investors digest earnings from the sector and a report showing U.S. home prices declined in November.
• UPDATE 4-Coach moving more production out of China
  * Q2 EPS $1 vs 97 cents Wall Street view * Sales rise 18.7 percent to $1.26 bln * North American same-store sales up 12.6 percent * Four-year plan to shift more production ex-China * Shares down 1 percent ...
• Energy Stocks: Energy stocks fall back into the red
  Sector stumbles after forward strides in previous session; Baker Hughes up
• London Markets: British stocks slip after economy shrinks
  U.K. stocks fall as figures from the Office for National Statistics show an unexpected decline in gross domestic product.
• Stocks Slump, Led by Energy; Verizon Gains
  Stocks slumped modestly despite an unexpected jump in consumer confidence, and amid a slew of big earnings releases, a day after the Dow reached new highs.