For companies like Sony, Microsoft and Wal-Mart online movie services are all about giving consumers reasons to buy more hardware.

FORBES: ITunes is Top Online Movie Seller

Continued signs of an improving economy and rising stock prices are giving AAII members reasons to stay optimistic about the short-term outlook for stock prices.

FORBES: Bulls Continue To Outnumber Bears By Double Digits

As markets digest the positive surprise provided by the ADP employment numbers, which showed that 217, 000 private sector jobs were added to the economy ahead of the all-important non-farm payroll report by the Labor Department on Friday, planned layoffs reached an 11-month high on February, with the number increasing for a second consecutive month, giving investors reasons to be concerned.

FORBES: Job Cuts Hit An 11-Month High Of 50,702