Investing Picks
Dreamworks Looks Good Short Term (RealMoney by TheStreet.com)
DWA has very positive earnings momentum that should hold through at least the first half of '09. Read
Analyst: Microsoft shares could rise 22 percent (AP)
Microsoft Corp.'s shares could climb as much as 22 percent in the near term, an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst said Friday in a report on the software maker's 2009 earnings projections. Read
Stock Screen: Finding the Right REITs (BusinessWeek)
S&P's latest list features its top-ranked real estate investment trusts Read
First IPO Since August Gets Cool Market Reception (Investor's Business Daily)
Grand Canyon Education took a deep breath and plunged into the Nasdaq Thursday. When it bobbed to the surface, it was very near where it started. Read
TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday (TradingMarkets.com)
Sellers emerged to drive the markets down deeper into bear market territory on Thursday. Reporting earnings Thursday after the market closed, Dell beat analyst estimates by six cents. Read
TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Friday (TradingMarkets.com)
Massive losses in the Dow Jones Industrial led to sizable gains in the ProShares UltraDow 30 exchange-traded fund, which was up more than 10% on Thursday. Read
Solar Power's Growing Pains -- Part II (RealMoney by TheStreet.com)
The next six to 12 months should be a challenging time that will separate winners from losers. Read
Buffett Connection Makes Gates Foundation's Moves Worth Watching (Indie Research)
Gates' proximity to Buffett leads many to believe that he's learned a thing or two from the world's most famous investor. Read
Is Your Fund a Cash-Flow Champion or Convert? (Morningstar.com)
We're more confident in funds where cash has long been king. Read
Stock swoon creates chance to 'buy low' (Bankrate.com)
The stock market's recent struggles make now the perfect time to "buy low" and reap rewards later. Read
Target-date funds not a slam-dunk decision (Bankrate.com)
Some that sport a 2010 date are aggressively positioned, and they've been hammered relentlessly by the market. Read
Safe bets on bonds paying off (CNNMoney.com)
The mantra is "higher risk, higher reward," but the safest bets have given investors the most bang for their buck this year. Read
TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Thursday (TradingMarkets.com)
Sellers roared back with a vengeance on Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average below 8,000.Thursday's 7 Stocks includes Dell reporting quarterly earnings Thursday after the market closes. Read
TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Thursday (TradingMarkets.com)
Fifteen years after the first ETFs appeared in the U.S., exchange-traded funds are now among the most widely traded securities in the market. Thursday's ETFs includes the most widely traded financial-related ETF, the SPDRS Select Financial ETF. Read
I'm Still Buying Battered CETV (RealMoney by TheStreet.com)
I was wrong before the precipitous fall, but the outlook is strong. Read
Subtract Yang; Add Microsoft? (Investor's Business Daily)
Jerry Yang stepping down as Yahoo chief executive doesn't mean Microsoft will come back to the table, analysts say, though it sure heightens the... Read
TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday (TradingMarkets.com)
A late rally on Tuesday brought all three of the major market indexes back into positive territory. Wednesday's 7 Stocks includes Hewlett-Packard, which beat quarterly analysts earnings estimates. Read
TradingMarkets 7 ETFs You Need to Know for Wednesday (TradingMarkets.com)
Stocks rallied into the close on Tuesday while energy stocks largely managed to maintain early advances. Moving higher for a third day in a row was the ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 exchange-traded fund. Read
Yang's Departure Is No Panacea (RealMoney by TheStreet.com)
Yahoo! still faces stiff headwinds, and a change at the top won't help until 2010. Read
Consumer Cutbacks: Look Who's Benefiting (BusinessWeek)
As Americans trade down on brands, switch to discount stores, and buy on layaway, it's not just Wal-Mart that's winning business Read
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