REITs Show Strength

Standard & Poor's has buy or strong buy recommendations on 17 names in the industry

Mio Moov 310 GPS

Despite its simplicity, this Moov is a great buy as an entry-level GPS device.

Mio Moov 310 GPS

Despite its simplicity, this Moov is a great buy as an entry-level GPS device.

Will Triarc Save Wendy’s?

Investors hope the struggling fast-food chain will improve after agreeing to be acquired by the owner of Arby’s

The Midas of Misery

Vulture investors are a changing breed. The new opportunists, with Harbinger's Phil Falcone in the vanguard, have more clout and more imagination. And they just might kick-start the economy

Vital Signs: The Fed's Next Move

On deck: Federal Reserve's policy meeting, first-quarter GDP and April data on consumer confidence, manufacturing activity, and employment

Whirlpool Feels Consumers’ Pain

The appliance maker sees its biggest challenge in three decades as material costs rise and U.S. demand slows

Adrienne Barbeau

On Broadway, Adrienne Barbeau was the original Betty Rizzo in Grease, and in the 1970s she co-starred on the TV series Maude. Because of her roles in such films as The Fog ... more

The Feds' Subprime Suspect

The Justice Dept. and the SEC are investigating Ralph Cioffi, who ran the Bear Stearns funds that ignited the credit crisis

Genetic Sequencing of Protein from T. rex Bone Confirms Dinosaurs' Link to Birds

Scientists have put more meat on the theory that dinosaurs' closest living relatives are modern-day birds.Molecular analysis, or genetic sequencing, of a 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex protein from the dinosaur's femur confirms that T. rex shares a common ancestry with chickens, ostriches, and to a lesser extent, alligators.The dinosaur protein was wrested from a fossil T. rex femur discovered in 2003 by paleontologist John Horner of the Museum ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111466&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.

Injecting Sulfate Particles into Stratosphere Could Have Drastic Impact on Earth's Ozone Layer

A much-discussed idea to offset global warming by injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere would have a drastic impact on Earth's protective ozone layer, new research concludes.The study, led by Simone Tilmes of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., warns that such an approach would delay the recovery of the Antarctic ozone hole by decades and cause significant ozone loss over the Arctic.The study results are published today in the ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111467&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.

Analyst Actions: Starbucks, Apple, Whirlpool

S&P Picks and Pans: Apple, Motorola, Bristol-Myers, Wendy's, Pulte, Ford

Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Thursday

Movers: Wendy's, Ford, Apple, Amazon.com, Starbucks

Stocks in the news on Thursday

Stocks Open Flat

Starbucks and Amazon.com report weak earnings, while economic data were better than many expected