Consumer Stocks: Losing Their Sparkle?

High commodity prices have taken their toll on Procter & Gamble and other makers of household items, dampening their appeal as defensive plays

Jobs: Expect a Damp Report for April

Action Economics' forecast calls for the U.S. economy to shed 60,000 jobs, marking the fourth straight monthly decline

The Fed Plans to Rest, but It Can't Relax

Its quarter-point cut and wait-and-see stance appear prudent. Yet the credit crunch limits the effect of past rate reductions, and more mortgage-related stress remains a threat

Wireless High-Def Starts Integrating

If you're tired of ugly HDMI video cables, wireless high-definition is starting to come into focus with Sharp's X-series.

Wireless High-Def Starts Integrating

If you're tired of ugly HDMI video cables, wireless high-definition is starting to come into focus with Sharp's X-series.

SageTV HD Media Extender

This box delivers good-looking video from your PC to your TV--assuming that you can get it connected.

SageTV HD Media Extender

This box delivers good-looking video from your PC to your TV--assuming that you can get it connected.

LG Glimmer Cell Phone

This touch-screen phone from Alltel Wireless is no iPhone killer, but it's still worth checking out.

LG Glimmer Cell Phone

This touch-screen phone from Alltel Wireless is no iPhone killer, but it's still worth checking out.

Fed Cuts by a Quarter-Point

Bernanke drives rates to the lowest since '04 after GDP shows weak growth built on inventories

Movers: General Motors, Procter & Gamble, Citigroup, Garmin

Wednesday's stocks in the news

Regulators: 'Fund Manager' Was a Fraud

In a New Jersey civil suit, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission accuses Robert J. Sucarato of fraud in raising at least $1.5 million from investors

Analyst Actions: Citigroup, Savvis, Buffalo Wild Wings

Martha Graham

Martha Graham was a pioneer of modern dance and one of the most influential performers and choreographers of the 20th century. She made her independent debut in New York in 1926, after studying in ... more

Grand Theft Awesome

Grand Theft Auto gets injected with a sense of realism that turns this free-wheeling action game into a piece of interactive art

Ving Rhames

Known for his bald head and distinctive baritone, Ving Rhames was a stalwart supporting actor throughout the 1990s, most notably in the role of crime boss ... more

S&P Picks and Pans: Citigroup, GM, P&G, Garmin, Time Warner, International Paper, Wachovia

Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Wednesday

Ancient "Nutcracker Man" Challenges Ideas on Evolution of Human Diet

Tiny marks on the teeth of an ancient human ancestor known as the "Nutcracker Man" may upset current evolutionary understanding of early hominid diet.Using high-powered microscopes, researchers looked at rough geometric shapes on the teeth of several Nutcracker Man specimens and determined that their structure alone was not enough to predict diet.Peter Ungar, professor of anthropology at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, contends the finding shows ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111457&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.

Stocks Set to Open Higher

A better-than-expected read on first-quarter U.S. economic growth lifted sentiment Wednesday ahead of the Fed's interest-rate decison

Rodney King

Rodney Glen King was the black motorist whose beating by white police officers ultimately sparked widespread rioting in Los Angeles in 1992. In the early hours of 3 March 1991, King was pulled over ... more