Vital Signs: Higher Inflation Could Crimp Spending

On tap: October figures on personal income and spending, home sales, durable goods orders, and construction spending, plus November consumer confidence.

Would a Gold Standard Save the Dollar?

With the greenback hitting 40-year lows, some argue for a return to a system where the U.S. dollar is linked to the yellow metal

Chip Stocks: Rolling with the Punches

After pulling back from big gains earlier in the year, Intel and Cypress Semiconductor shares look attractive, says S&P's Clyde Montevirgen

Whole Foods: Wait Until 2009

The food retailer's margins will be squeezed in the next year, but analysts are optimistic about earnings growth down the road

S&P Picks and Pans: Berkshire, Countrywide, Deere, Staples, A&F

Analyst opinions on stocks making headlines Wednesday

Timing the Rally in Homebuilding Stocks

Standard & Poor's thinks builders' asset writedowns may have peaked

The holiday shopper's guide to laptops

Buying a notebook computer for someone this holiday season? We'll help you avoid the laptop-buying pitfalls and find a great bargain.

T-Mobile to respond to German iPhone injunction

A German court has issued a preliminary injunction against Germany's T-Mobile, preventing it from requiring a two-year contract in order to buy an iPhone.

Cool Stuff: Your 2007 Holiday Gift Guide

Got technology lovers on your holiday shopping list? We can help. Our Cool Stuff gift guide has recommendations for more than 50 hot products, including digital cameras, HDTVs, family games, wacky tech gifts and much more.

Opinion: Why Amazon's Kindle is revolutionary

Amazon's new gadget looks like an ordinary e-book reader, but it is truly revolutionary, says columnist Mike Elgan. Here's why.

Cool Stuff: Your 2007 Holiday Gift Guide

Got technology lovers on your holiday shopping list? We can help. Our Cool Stuff gift guide has recommendations for more than 50 hot products, including digital cameras, HDTVs, family games, wacky tech gifts and much more.

New PARC software turns a cell phone into a personal assistant

The Palo Alto Research Center is developing software that can be used to turn a cell phone into a personal assistant.

South Africa, Netherlands and Korea striding toward ODF

As Microsoft's Office Open XML format waits (and waits) for ISO standards approval, a number of countries are moving along with adoption of the alternative Open Document Format standard instead, according to an ODF advocacy group.

Opinion: Why Amazon's Kindle is revolutionary

Amazon's new gadget looks like an ordinary e-book reader, but it is truly revolutionary, says columnist Mike Elgan. Here's why.

Update: T-Mobile unlocks iPhone for a (big) price

After a German court issued a preliminary injunction against Germany's T-Mobile, the cellular operator agreed to sell the iPhone without a contract for the equivalent of $1,482.

Cool Stuff: Your 2007 Holiday Gift Guide

Got technology lovers on your holiday shopping list? We can help. Our Cool Stuff gift guide has recommendations for more than 50 hot products, including digital cameras, HDTVs, family games, wacky tech gifts and much more.

The holiday shopper's guide to laptops

Buying a notebook computer for someone this holiday season? We'll help you avoid the laptop-buying pitfalls and find a great bargain.

Cool Stuff: Your 2007 Holiday Gift Guide

Got technology lovers on your holiday shopping list? We can help. Our Cool Stuff gift guide has recommendations for more than 50 hot products, including digital cameras, HDTVs, family games, wacky tech gifts and much more.

Movers: Deere, Children's Place, Limited Brands

Wednesday's stocks in the news

Stocks to Slide Lower

Investors continue to worry about the state of the U.S. economy as oil pushes closer to the $100 per barrel price level.