Wall Street Takes Aim at Itself

Investment banks' rush to downgrade the stocks of other investment banks amps up investor anxiety in an increasingly shaky market

On the Lookout for Survivors

Good investing opportunities may lie in industries beaten down by the weaker economy, high oil prices, and the credit crunch

Stocks: The STARS of Health Care

This week's screen identifies 13 names in the sector that score S&P's highest investment ranking of 5 STARS

Vital Signs: Economy, Sink or Stay Afloat?

On deck: The employment report, ISM indexes for manufacturing and nonmanufacturing, construction spending, and car sales

Movers: Bank of America, RIM, Citigroup, Merrill, GM, Oracle

Plus more stocks making headlines in Thursday's market

Stocks Tumble on Goldman Moves, Oil Spike

The firm's downgrades of the brokerage sector and GM sparked a 300-point fall in the Dow. Crude's surge to all-time highs added to the gloom

July 15 Deadline to Apply for High-Performance Computational Time on Teragrid

Scientists, engineers and other U.S. researchers may apply by July 15 (12:00 midnight local times) for allocations of high-performance computer time, storage and systems resources available through the TeraGrid, a partnership of 11 nationwide sites, sponsored by the Office of Cyberinfrastructure of the National Science Foundation (NSF).For this allocation period, Oct. 1, 2008 through Sept. 30, 2009, researchers may request medium allocations, or large allocations greater than 500,000 ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111767&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.

What It's Like to Be a Bat

Not many people think about what it's like to be a bat, but for those who do, it's enlightening and potentially groundbreaking for understanding aspects of the human brain and nervous system.Cynthia Moss, a member of the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program at the University of Maryland, College Park, Md., is one of few researchers who spend time trying to get into the heads of bats.Her new research suggests there is more to studying bats than figuring out how they ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111763&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.

Analyst Actions: GM, Citigroup, RIM, Nike

S&P Picks and Pans: Oracle, Google, RIMM, BUD, Lennar

Analyst opinions on stocks making headlines in Thursday's market