Stocks: Higher Risk, Bigger Payoff?

This week's list identifies 17 names that carry a high risk score but are tagged as strong buys by S&P analysts

The World According to 'The Bear'

Some insight as to why Rob Arnott, investment guru and chairman of the advisory firm Research Affiliates, is still "The Bear"

The Lowdown on the Lehman Shuffle

The beleaguered investment bank ousts Erin Callan from the CFO slot and Joseph Gregory as COO. Will the moves pacify its critics?

Vital Signs: Bernanke Vows to Fight Inflation

On deck: May data on producer prices, housing starts, and industrial production, and two regional business surveys for June

If a Tree Falls in the Forest, and No One Is Around to Hear It, Does Climate Change?

There are roughly 42 million square kilometers of forest on Earth, a swath that covers almost a third of the land surface, and those wooded environments play a key role in both mitigating and enhancing global warming.In a review paper appearing in this week's Forest Ecology special issue of Science, atmospheric scientist Gordon Bonan of the Natinoal Science Foundation's National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111694&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.

Movers: Yahoo, Lehman, Verasun, Applera, Anheuser-Busch, Citigroup

Thursday's stocks in the news

Are You in the Best City for Your Job?

A high salary goes only so far if the cost of living is even higher. If you want your dollar to go further, maybe it's time to relocate

Apple Announces iPhone 3G

Our readers discuss the upcoming iPhone 3G and AT&T's service plans.

Apple Announces iPhone 3G

Our readers discuss the upcoming iPhone 3G and AT&T's service plans.

Analyst Actions: Verasun, Nortel, Dreamworks

S&P Picks and Pans: Yahoo, Lehman, Anheuser-Busch, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Qualcomm

Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Thursday

Stock End Higher on Economic News

A late recovery in oil prices and news that Microsoft had backed away from buying Yahoo curbed earlier gains in equities

Field Project Seeks Clues to Climate Change in Remote Atmospheric Region

Scientists are deploying an advanced research aircraft to study a region of the atmosphere that influences climate change by affecting the amount of solar heat that reaches Earth's surface.Findings from the project, based at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., will be used by researchers worldwide to improve computer models of global climate in preparation for the next report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).The project, ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111633&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.

Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein was an American writer known for her role in the experimental arts and letters of Europe in the early part of the 20th century. She travelled in Paris, Vienna and San Francisco as a ... more

ICON: The People's Plane

A small Southern California startup is betting that ultralight recreational aircraft like its sleek A5 will revolutionize private aviation