Timothy Sykes, author of An American Hedge Fund: How I Made $2 Million as a Stock Operator &Created a Hedge Fundcautions investors to think twice about the stocks they are picking in this market. Don't challenge Google, he says, but pick a little smarter. What stocks are on his mind? Tune in to this latest edition of the StockWatch video blog to find out.
Best Buy Co. has joined other retailers in getting a jump on the holiday season, but its efforts resemble those of upper-end Neiman Marcus rather than Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Worried by the stock market and thinking about putting your money down on something more concrete and tangible, like gold? You'll want to check out Steven Halpern's update from 20 top analysts who have the lowdown on the metals market from standards like gold and silver to corners of the market you may never have considered.
AOL's family finance editor, Jennifer Openshaw, highlights the gender differences that undermine most women's efforts at building wealth -- or which prevent them from even trying. Take the quiz based on content from 'The Millionaire Zone'and see if you can spot them.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - To celebrate the toys inducted Thursdayin the National Toy Hall of Fame, hug a red-haired doll, grab asingle-button joystick - or go fly a kite.
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona health regulators issued a warningThursday about a popular brand of high-end poker chips that maycontain high levels of lead. The warning about Paulson brand chips-used in many casinos and sold at retail to gamblers - came a dayafter ABC affiliate KNXV-TV in Phoenix aired a story about thepotential contamination.
NEW YORK (AP) - Wachovia Corp. said Friday the value of itscollateralized debt obligations sank in October by an estimated$1.1 billion pretax, requiring a writedown of about $1.11 per sharefor the month of October.
