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Combining the latest business / financial news from CNNMoney.com and Fortune Magazine's in-depth market analysis with practical advice and answers to personal finance questions.
20 Top-performing stocks
@ Apr 28, 2008 11:57 PM 0 comments
These Fortune 500 stocks offered some of the best returns to shareholders last year. Will they keep rising?
First stimulus checks arrive - What you need to know
@ Apr 28, 2008 11:56 PM 0 comments
Washington has started distributing the first wave of 130 million payments. The aim: Juice the economy by boosting consumer spending.
FORTUNE: Techland Battle for Yahoo may turn hostile soon
@ Apr 28, 2008 11:56 PM 0 comments
The deadline that Microsoft set three weeks ago for Yahoo to accept its buyout offer passed this weekend without either side making a move. While some analysts expect Microsoft to launch a hostile bid, it’s possible that CEO Steve Ballmer will follow through on his threat and walk away from the deal.
The dangers of ethanol
@ Apr 28, 2008 11:54 PM 0 comments
Rising gas and food prices show the risk in economic miracles
Americans are switching to smaller cars from SUVs
@ Apr 25, 2008 11:35 PM 0 comments
As gas prices marched higher and now top $3.50 per gallon across the nation, car buyers across the country increasingly are abandoning SUVs and pickups in favor of smaller crossovers and cars.
The Fortune 500's biggest losers
@ Apr 25, 2008 11:35 PM 0 comments
The mortgage meltdown and slumping auto sales hurt many Fortune 500 firms last year. In fact, 16 posted losses of at least $1 billion.
Oil bounces back to $119
@ Apr 25, 2008 11:34 PM 0 comments
light, sweet crude for June delivery shot up to $119.55 before the contract retreated to settle up $2.46 at $118.52 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Microsoft beats expectations
@ Apr 25, 2008 11:32 PM 0 comments
Software giant tops earnings forecasts, offers upbeat guidance for 2009 and update on Yahoo bid; stock falls.
How illegal immigration is dividing a town's business owners
@ Apr 18, 2008 02:33 PM 0 comments
In Riverside, N.J., a crackdown that drove away a third of the town's population has some businesses struggling to survive the loss.
11 great green ideas
@ Apr 18, 2008 02:33 PM 0 comments
Entrepreneurs are risking their money to develop everything from hybrid vehicles to home solar-panel systems. Here are some of the best concepts.
Get ready for a dollar rebound
@ Apr 18, 2008 02:32 PM 0 comments
The weak greenback has hurt investors and consumers. But some see hope that the dollar will bounce back...which could mean relief on the inflation front.
Borders hoists for sale sign
@ Mar 21, 2008 04:29 AM 0 comments
Unable to sell many books, Borders has bowed to its activist investors and enlisted bankers to help sell the company.
Slowdown could have been avoided
@ Mar 21, 2008 04:29 AM 0 comments
Congress and the Federal Reserve missed their chance to keep the country from falling into recession by acting too slowly, according to a well-respected economist.
Mortgage rates fall - but don't celebrate yet
@ Mar 21, 2008 04:29 AM 0 comments
Borrowers looking for fixed-rate mortgages can now find the lowest rates in more than a month. But experts warn the rate decline may not last.
Top-seeded stocks for a mad market
@ Mar 21, 2008 04:28 AM 0 comments
Shares of strong companies in beaten down sectors that have gained ground in spite of recession fears might be worth a look.
Oil posts biggest drop in 17 years
@ Mar 21, 2008 04:25 AM 0 comments
Oil prices experienced the sharpest plunge in 17 years on Wednesday, driven down by weakening demand and a stronger dollar.
New Fannie, Freddie rules: $200B for mortgages
@ Mar 19, 2008 11:37 AM 0 comments
Federal regulators said Wednesday they would allow mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce the capital they are required to keep on hand, a move that could pump $200 billion into mortgage markets.
Wireless spectrum auction raises $20B
@ Mar 19, 2008 11:37 AM 0 comments
After nearly eight weeks and 261 rounds of bidding, the government’s spectrum auction finally ended Tuesday.
Silicon Valley's Bubble 2.0
@ Mar 19, 2008 11:36 AM 0 comments
Think of it as Silicon Valley's seven-year itch. That's about the length of time needed for the typical investment, employment, and emotional bubble to inflate and then burst in the global center of the technology industry. The last bubble, known forever as the dot-com craze, started and ended in the Valley.
Yahoo to Microsoft: Make a better offer
@ Mar 19, 2008 11:35 AM 0 comments
Yahoo is sending an audacious message to Microsoft: Show me more money.
Why two-buck Bear is trading at $8
@ Mar 19, 2008 11:35 AM 0 comments
Why is Bear Stearns (BSC) up nearly 70% Tuesday, to a price about $6 a share above its $2-a-share buyout agreement with JPMorgan Chase (JPM)?
Bear bailout can't save shareholders
@ Mar 18, 2008 12:50 PM 0 comments
One painful lesson of the Bear Stearns meltdown is that even firms that are deemed too big to fail can leave their shareholders feeling wiped out.
Why mortgage rates are still heading higher
@ Mar 18, 2008 12:49 PM 0 comments
The Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates again Tuesday, but don't expect mortgage rates to go down too. In fact, home loans could be heading higher
Housing starts top estimates
@ Mar 18, 2008 12:49 PM 0 comments
Construction of a little more than 1 million new homes were started in February, according to a government report released Tuesday, topping economists' forecasts.
Visa's $15 billion IPO: Feast or famine?
@ Mar 18, 2008 12:49 PM 0 comments
Visa's initial public offering won't just be the largest in history if it prices as scheduled Tuesday night - it will also serve as a barometer of the very health of the U.S. financial system.
8 burned Bear investors
@ Mar 18, 2008 12:48 PM 0 comments
Bear Stearns employees, who own about 30% of the firm, and fund managers lost big when the Wall Street giant collapsed. Here's a look at some of the hardest hit.
Sunday surprise: Fed steps into credit crisis
@ Mar 16, 2008 11:38 PM 0 comments
Central bank, in rare weekend move, cuts lending rate for loans to financial institutions to 3.25% and creates new way for big banks to get short-term loans.
Microsoft, Yahoo in breakthrough meeting
@ Mar 16, 2008 11:36 PM 0 comments
Senior management from both companies gather to discuss the software giant's buyout offer.
Wall Street foes get knocked out
@ Mar 16, 2008 11:36 PM 0 comments
In just under a month, corporate America has seen the downfall of three of its most vilified legal opponents.
Dollar: It will only get worse
@ Mar 01, 2008 10:44 AM 0 comments
Despite all the pain the U.S. dollar has endured in recent days, the greenback may still have further to fall before seeing any sort of relief, according to currency experts.
