With many wondering if the market is going to run out of steam soon, it may be time to look for some names that have underperformed in their sectors.With the price of oil on the rise, one name that d

In December 2008, at the height -- or nadir -- of the financial crisis, and at a time of massive bloodletting in the publishing industry, I got lucky and sold my first novel, Kapitoil, to HarperColli

Equities ended mixed in unusually tight trading. Buffett was a buffer against broader declines with his big railroad bet, but a downgrade of the semiconductor sector left Intel (INTC) (-2.68%) e

As of October 11, there have been nearly 400,000 confirmed cases of pandemic H1N1 worldwide and more than 4,735 deaths reported to the World Health Organization, which estimates that the case count i

Earnings at Schlumberger (SLB) dropped by 48% during the third quarter as energy prices fell and low demand forced producers to cut back.The world’s largest provider of oil-field services, incl

One month ahead of Heather Locklear’s return to Melrose Place the Dow is back above 10,000; a man with a van Winkle would say we’ve been singing the same song for a decade. Planes (AMR Co

It was so packed that as soon as I walked in the door, I found myself at the end of a checkout line that wrapped around the entire rim of the store.This is the daily scene at the Trader Joe’s

Measuring MergersMergers, both real and rumored, are coming back in vogue, providing not only a catalyst for stock-price movement, but also generating an increase in option activity. But unlike the p

Stocks slid, as the impressive "alphabet equities" of August including AIG (AIG) (-20.5%) and CIT (CIT) (-15.5%) discovered September sings a different song. See also Why AIG Will

Stocks slipped a second session though still posted their best August since ‘00. But buyer beware: September is invariably the scariest month for shares.It was a merger Monday with Disney&rsquo