Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Vishal Shah, a managing director at Deutsche Bank AG, talks about solar energy technology and the U.S. electricity market. He speaks with Adam Johnson and Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)

In trading on Friday, construction materials & machinery shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.1%. Leading the group were shares of CRH (CRH), up about 4% and shares of Cemex (CX) up about 2.1% on the day.

In trading on Friday, textiles shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1%. Helping drag down the group were shares of K-swiss (KSWS), down about 11.1% and shares of Crocs (CROX) down about 3.1% on the day.

This morning, Oppenheimer raised its price target on shares of Apple (AAPL) to $570 as iPhone and iPad sales continue to climb. With the higher price target, the firm increased its EPS estimates and reiterated its outperform rating.

After the bell on Thursday, EOG Resources (EOG) declared its quarterly dividend of 17 cents per share, an increase of about 6% over its prior dividend. Based on the current stock price, investors can expect a yield of about 0.6% going forward.

American made glass cookware likely to shatter or explode in kitchens when subjected to severe temperatures.

It's a tough dilemma, green energy and thousands of jobs, or protecting the great raptors of the sky.

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Campbell Soup (CPB) reported second quarter earnings that topped analysts' estimates, but fell year-over-year. The company earned $205 million in the quarter, or 64 cents per share, which was ahead of the 62 cent per share estimates.

Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned dollars to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today we look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.

In a report by Women's Wear Daily, Avon (NYSE:AVP) expects to name a new CEO by the time of its annual shareholders meeting in May.