Stocks: Beware the Sucker's Rally

Have equities finally hit bottom, or is the market's recent rebound a trap for overeager investors?

Stocks: The Third-Year Turnaround

Industries with two consecutive losing years tend to bounce back in the third. Which groups could rebound in '08?

Harsco: Well-Equipped for Transition

S&P says the industrial services and products outfit should benefit from rising capital spending in the global steel, energy, and infrastructure markets

They Can Go Home Again

Some of the mortgage industry players who helped pump up the housing bubble are now jumping back in to clean up the mess

Apple MacBook Air Ultraportable Laptop

The Air's looks can't be denied, but its performance and expandability are whole other matters.

Panasonic ToughBook W7 Ultraportable Laptop

It's tough enough to tackle the real world, but lacks enough power for some computing tasks.

Fujitsu LifeBook P8010 Ultraportable Laptop

The tiny touchpad on this business model is tolerable only for those with tiny fingers; it'll aggravate everyone else.

Sony VAIO VGN-TZ295N Ultraportable Laptop

The TZ295N's screen is awesome, but the notebook as a whole is evidence that beauty does, in fact, have a (steep) price.

Toshiba Port?g? R500 Ultraportable Laptop

The R500 is one of the lightest notebooks with its screen size that we've tested, but its overly flexible screen worries us.

Asus U2E Ultraportable Laptop

Lightweight and leather-lined, with very long battery life, the U2E has plenty to like inside.

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Ultraportable Laptop

This ultralight doesn't look as svelte as the MacBook Air, but it does many things better than Apple's notebook.

The Really Big Show on My Wall Every Night

Front-projector TVs can be the least expensive way to get the big picture in high definition--but read this before investing your hard-earned cash in one.

Baha'u'llah

In 1844, Syyid Ali-Muhammad broke from mainstream Islam, called himself the Bab ("the gate") and prophesied the coming of a man who would be the ... more

Consumer Confidence, Home Prices Plunge

Mar. 25 reports show consumer confidence at a five-year low and the Case-Shiller home-price index fell at a faster pace than in the previous two months

Alain Robbe-Grillet

Alain Robbe-Grillet is the founder of the movement known as Nouveau Roman ("new novel"), which was part of the French New Wave in literature and film in the 1950s. Because his novels and ... more

S&P Picks and Pans: Monsanto, 3Com, Sirius, XM Satellite

Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Tuesday

Analyst Actions: Bank of America, Yahoo

Samsung Launches Touch-Screen Cell Phone

Samsung's Anycall Haptic looks like a thinner version of Apple's iPhone, but adds vibration to the touch experience.

Movers: Thornburg, Monsanto, Freddie Mac, Valero, Ford

Tuesday's stocks in the news

Stocks to Open Mixed

Home prices have fallen a record 10.7% in the past year, and Goldman Sachs says U.S. losses from the credit crunch could hit $460 billion