HP's earnings news is countered by ongoing financial market worries and a rise in oil prices.

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Matt King, CIO of Bell Investment Advisors, says he sees the choppiness in the markets lasting through the end of the year. He tells Stacey Delo he's giving clients more exposure to small caps and says it's time to buy commodities.

Investment advisers are more upbeat about U.S. stocks, with many boosting small-cap holdings and trimming exposure to bonds and large-cap international stocks, according to a survey released Monday.

It's a grim reminder of how unforgiving this market has been that out of almost 3,000 diversified U.S. stock mutual-funds, only a handful are in the black so far this year. And the biggest surprise is that many of these strong performers are the unlikeliest survivors: small caps.

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Wall Street pressured on higher inflation reading and a mixed forecast from Wal-Mart Stores.

Wall Street retreats amid concerns about a consumer spending slowdown in an already strapped economy.

Investors have finally identified a few lights at the end of the tunnel, and it's their sincere hope they're not affixed to the front of a train.

Wall Street retreats on financial woes, weaker greenback, volatile oil prices.

Last week, major indexes jumped 3% or more. But Monday investors took in the impact of higher oil prices and a weaker dollar.

There may not have been a giant sucking sound coming out of the commodities market this week, but if you listened closely, you might have heard the air coming out of yet another class of assets.

Market logic is that when commodities fall, certain sectors, such as financials, typically do well. But in a market that’s still highly volatile, it’s important to choose the right sectors and stocks.

There may not have been a giant sucking sound coming out of the commodities market this week, but if you listened closely, you might have heard the air coming out of yet another class of assets.