E*Trade: The Merger Buzz Grows

Press reports that the embattled online brokerage may be discussing a tie-up with AmeriTrade or Schwab boosted the shares Friday

Analyst Actions: Spartan Motors, Felcor, Hecla

A roundup of Wall Street research on selected stocks Friday

Taiwan Promotes Powerful UMPC for WiMax

Taiwan has developed a powerful ultramobile PC that can fit in your hand, complete with a speedy 1GHz microprocessor on board.

PS3 Sales Jump in US on Heels of Price Cut

Sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 console have been given a boost since it introduced a cheaper version at the beginning of November.

Taiwan Promotes Powerful UMPC for WiMax

Taiwan has developed a powerful ultramobile PC that can fit in your hand, complete with a speedy 1GHz microprocessor on board.

PS3 Sales Jump in US on Heels of Price Cut

Sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 console have been given a boost since it introduced a cheaper version at the beginning of November.

Stocks Set to Open Higher

Major indexes were poised for a post-Thanksgiving rebound in Friday's holiday-shortened session

Movers: Arcelor Mittal, Bristol-Myers, Broadcom

Plus more stocks making headlines Friday

In Pictures: 29 Exceptional Products for Tech Lovers

From laptops to printers, to GPS devices and cell phones, we honor just a few of the products that broke performance, design and price barriers in 2007.

In Pictures: 29 Exceptional Products for Tech Lovers

From laptops to printers, to GPS devices and cell phones, we honor just a few of the products that broke performance, design and price barriers in 2007.

29 Exceptional Products for Tech Lovers

From laptops to printers, to GPS devices and cell phones, we honor just a few of the products that broke performance, design and price barriers in 2007.

29 Exceptional Products for Tech Lovers

From laptops to printers, to GPS devices and cell phones, we honor just a few of the products that broke performance, design and price barriers in 2007.

Illuminating Study Reveals How Plants Respond to Light

Most of us take it for granted that plants respond to light by growing, flowering and straining towards the light, and we never wonder just how plants manage to do so. But the ordinary, everyday responses of plants to light are deceptively complex, and much about them has long stumped scientists.Now, a new study "has significantly advanced our understanding of how plant responses to light are regulated, and perhaps even how such responses evolved," says Michael Mishkind, a pr More ...