| | Weekly Roundup APRIL 26, 2013 MarketWatch's top 10 stories April 22 - 26 By MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock markets rose for the week as solid corporate earnings and data that showed the U.S. economy is still on its slow, unimpressive path of growth.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose 11.75 points or 0.1% on Friday to close at 14,712.55. For the week, the index rose 1.1%. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) fell 10.72 points or 0.3% on Friday to close at 3,279.26. For the week, the index rose 2.3%. The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) fell 2.92 points or 0.2% to close at 1,582.24. For the week, the index rose 1.7%.Check out MarketWatch over the weekend for all the news you need to plan for your personal finance needs, your investments and your retirement.Meanwhile, please take a moment to view our week ahead videos. U.S. week ahead: Fed, jobs, Facebook Europe's week ahead: Fed meeting, payrolls — Christopher Noble , assistant managing editor.Margins or capital return Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported a drop in earnings, along with a substantially higher cash-return program for shareholders that may buy the company some relief from worried investors who have driven the stock down more than 40% in recent months. Apple earnings drop; dividend, buyback raised. New products needed Some of Apple's grousing shareholders finally got their wish Tuesday when the company announced a big dividend hike and the world's largest stock-buyback plan. But the company's own history suggests that only strong buzz about new products can really move the shares. Apple needs new-product buzz to reignite stock. Tweet retreat It was the tweet heard around the markets, and for about four minutes it sent everything crashing. Even though the markets ended the week higher that "tweet retreat" raised a host of questions about the influence of new software and its use in high-speed trading of stocks and other financial assets.Twitter trading influence laid bare by fake tweet. Inventory too high? Caterpillar (CAT) has been taking the ax to its inventories as it copes with a slowdown in the global mining industry, but there still could be more cutting to do. Caterpillar's inventory could still be too high. Swing to profit Netflix Inc. (NFLX) reported a swing to first-quarter profit and better-than expected gains in its streaming-subscriber base, with the company citing upbeat response to its original-content strategy, and the series "House of Cards" in particular. Netflix trumps forecasts as subscribers grow. Slowing growth Amazon.com (AMZN) beat Wall Street's earnings forecast for the first quarter, though the online retail giant also showed more signs of a slowdown compared with its rapid sales growth of the past few years. Amazon earnings beat target as growth slows. Best move ever What's the best money move you ever made? For 40% of people aged 55 and older, it was paying off their mortgage, and 40% of the over-55 group also said starting to save early was one of their top decisions. Best financial decision? Paying off mortgage. Dull, but life of the party The dullest stocks are the life of the market's party nowadays. Defensive, dividend-rich companies are playing an unusual leadership role in this rally. But the swift ascent has some observers convinced that their valuations are stretched. Are there any bargains left in these sectors?14 cheap dividend stocks for a rich market. Gold bottom? Big banks joined in on the rush to cut price forecasts over the last two weeks, driving prices lower along the way. But that stampede is showing signs of a slowdown — and maybe even a bottom for prices. Big banks cut gold forecasts, but stampede slows. All wrong The deficit cutters and budget balancers have been routed in the field of economics. We can now borrow, and print, all the money we need. Gold has collapsed. Happy times are here again …Or so a lot of people are saying. Turns out, though, there is a lot more to the story and you're not hearing that side, says Brett Arends. Why everyone is wrong about austerity. 
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