Stock futures up; Bernanke, Italy in focus

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Shaking off an Italy-inspired global market meltdown, U.S. stock futures pointed to a slightly higher open Tuesday, with investors awaiting upcoming testimony from Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke and data expected to show a rise in new-home sales and consumer confidence. See full story.

Home Depot profit up 32%; outlook cautious

No. 1 U.S. home-improvement retailer Home Depot Inc. on Tuesday cheered investors with a 32% increase in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit, helped by better-than-expected sales gains. See full story.

Working from home is a dead-end job

Yahoo employees who work from home will have to start packing up their lunches and reporting to the office for duty. But new research suggests there may be a good reason for them to show up: a future. See full story.

Is your company watching your weight?

More companies are tracking employees� medical data to cut costs�and make them healthier. But are their methods invasive? See full story.

Gold�s death cross is no reason to feel grim

So with gold entering a death cross, you have to ask: how useful is this indicator? See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Yahoo employees who work from home will have to start packing up their lunches and reporting to the office for duty. But new research suggests there may be a good reason for them to show up: a future. See full story.