Stocks & Markets

March 13, 2011

How to Turn Stock Speculators into Investors

Imagine opening a bakery with your cousins. You work 18-hour days to build a loyal following of bread-and-pastry connoisseurs—only to discover that cousin Joey ...

February 4, 2011

Metals Thunder Among Top Mutual Funds

Precious metals brought big profits to investors in 2010, placing portfolios that focus on silver and gold on top of Bloomberg Rankings' list of top-performing mutual ...

January 14, 2011

What's Behind H&R Block's Free Tax Service

The 2011 tax season is under way and the airwaves are full of a deal that sounds too good to be true: For another month, Americans can visit their local H&R Block ...

December 29, 2010

Malkiel's Random Walk Goes Global

Under normal circumstances, a new, 10th edition of A Random Walk Down Wall Street, the classic investing guide by Princeton University economics professor Burton ...

December 26, 2010

A Wild Week for Wall Street?

The week between Christmas and New Year tends to be a little wild on Wall Street. For one thing, trading volumes are thin, and some portfolio managers are looking to ...

December 21, 2010

In Stockpicking, Local Connections Give Politicians an Edge

U.S. senators and representatives know their districts, and that knowledge can be profitable, according to a new study. Even as members of Congress fail to beat the ...

December 19, 2010

Emerging-Market Stock Funds Reach Beyond Consumers

By now it's a familiar tale: While U.S. consumers struggle to get back on their feet, shoppers in emerging markets such as China, India, and Brazil are off and ...

November 24, 2010

How We'll Know If GM Is Really Fixed

General Motors (GM) is back. Right? Having survived its tumble into bankruptcy and clawed its way back to the stock market, GM is unquestionably in its best shape in ...

November 14, 2010

Why Retail Investors Still Avoid Stocks

Even as U.S. stocks trade at some of their highest prices in two years, individual investors continue to sell, leaving the buying to larger players like hedge funds ...

November 11, 2010

U.S. Stocks That Offer Emerging-Market Returns

American investors eager to profit from faster economic growth outside the U.S. can head to stock markets in Asia, Brazil, or Russia. Another option, closer to home, ...

November 8, 2010

Stock Picks: Berkshire Hathaway, Cisco Systems, Fluor

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.: Standard & Poor's equity analyst Catherine Seifert maintained a hold rating and $88 price target on Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ...

November 8, 2010

How Panera Bread Kept Rising Through the Recession

(Corrects typo in first paragraph.) Since the end of 2007, about the time the U.S. recession began, Panera Bread (PNRA) has boosted revenue 24 percent and added 191 ...

November 4, 2010

Auto Parts Retailers in Overdrive

Shares of automotive parts retailers like AutoZone (AZO) and O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) continue to surge to record heights, as consumers who have held off buying new ...

November 2, 2010

Stock Picks: Baker Hughes, Glimcher Realty, WMS Industries

Baker Hughes: Miller Tabak equity analyst Kevin Simpson raised a rating on shares of Baker Hughes (BHI) to buy, from neutral, on Nov. 2, with a price target of $60. On...

November 1, 2010

Stock Picks: Edison International, Electronic Arts, Live Nation

Edison International: Wunderlich Securities equity analyst James Dobson maintained a hold rating and $37 price target on shares of Edison International (EIX), owner of...

November 1, 2010

Stock Analysts Agree: Supervalu Is no 'Buy'

Supervalu (SVU) may be the least-loved large-cap stock on Wall Street: Not one of the 14 analysts who cover the supermarket company recommends that investors buy ...

October 31, 2010

Online Brokers Upgrade Retail Investor Tools

(Corrects number of commission-free ETFs offered by Fidelity in 8th paragraph and title of TD Ameritrade's Michael McGrath in 21st paragraph.) Institutional investors ...

October 29, 2010

Stock Picks: First Solar, Merck, Microsoft

First Solar: Miller Tabak equity analyst Chris Kettenmann maintained a buy rating and $190 price target on shares of First Solar (FSLR), the world's biggest maker of ...

October 27, 2010

Ruby Tuesday Bets on New Chains to Spark Growth

In a bid to restart its growth, restaurant company Ruby Tuesday (RT) is going off its time-tested menu: Rather than expand its eponymous flagship chain, the company ...

October 27, 2010

Stock Picks: ADP, Garmin, RIM

Automatic Data Processing: Standard & Poor's equity analyst Dylan Cathers reiterated a buy rating on shares of Automatic Data Processing (ADP) on Oct. 27. He raised a ...

October 26, 2010

Stock Picks: Agrium, Texas Instruments, Waste Management

Agrium: Soleil Securities initiated coverage of shares of Agrium (AGU), Canada's second-largest fertilizer producer, with a buy rating and $100 price target on Oct. ...

October 25, 2010

Stock Picks: Brinker International, LDK Solar, Verizon

Brinker International Inc.: Capstone Investments equity analyst Stas Kiselev maintained a buy rating and $20 price target on shares of Brinker International Inc. ...

October 24, 2010

Emerging-Market Stocks: How Much Is Too Much?

As U.S. investors put more and more money into developing economies such as China and Brazil, they are getting widely differing advice on what kind of role ...

October 21, 2010

Stock Picks: AT&T, Delta Air Lines, St. Jude Medical

AT&T: Standard & Poor's equity analyst Todd Rosenbluth maintained a strong buy rating on shares of AT&T (T) on Oct. 21. AT&&T, the second-largest U.S. mobile-phone ...

October 19, 2010

Stock Picks: Apple, Halliburton, Hasbro

Apple: Janney Montgomery Scott equity analyst William Fearnley maintained a buy rating on shares of Apple (AAPL) on Oct. 19. He raised a fair value estimate on the ...

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