The United States, long an exporter of popular culture, may be exporting obesity to Europe, Asia, and Africa thanks to strong fast-food sales led by McDonald’s (MCD).The World Health Organizati

Stocks slumped in the final hour of trading, gains gone in 60 minutes after an intraday downgrade by respected Rochdale researcher Dick Bove (rhymes with pay, which is also under attack) of Wells Far

It got nasty during the final hour of trading today as the S&P 500 sold off 20 points in the last 45 minutes. For the day, the index closed right at the low of the day of 1081, off -0.89% from ye

Banks have finally come to a realization there does not need to be a branch on every corner. If this story sounds familiar it is because the same discussions took place in 2000. Here are some inter

It looks like pessimism reigns again. Asian markets are in the red, with the Nikkei off more than 9%. Europe is also showing massive losses. All and all, things look pretty lousy out there. At presen

Lehman Brothers (LEH), the fourth-largest US securities firm, has been pegged as a takeover target for months. All it lacks is suitors banging on the door and waving money. But the Korea Development

BankAtlantic (BBX), a Florida-based regional bank, is suing Richard Bove, an analyst at Ladenburg Thalmann (LTS). Bove's the author of a report entitled "Who Is Next?", which appeared 2 days

When’s the last time you “Did Something Joel” with a random act of kindness? How many bulls have thought “If markets bottom on bad news rather th

Type “anti Wal-Mart” (WMT) into Google and, in 0.13 seconds, you’ve got 5.23 million hits.This includes such to-the-barricades Web sites as Wal-MartWatch, WakeupWalMart, HelMart and

Last week was a tough one as stocks slipped under the weight of doubts that stretched from the health of financials to the overall health of the nation.Ironically, cracks in the crude oil tr