Soft Landings for CEOs

Some shareholders may object, but heads of most major financial services firms will have very secure futures even if they're forced out

Bernanke's New Transparency

The stock markets want to know everything about the Fed's deliberations, but they don't always digest the information well

How to Pay for Kids

Parents today will spend more than $300,000, on average, to raise a kid from birth to age 21. Here are tips for making ends meet

Oil Stocks: Time to Go National?

S&P says state-owned petroleum outfits like top-rated CNOOC and StatoilHydro offer investors unique advantages

La-Z-Boy: The Recline and Fall

A long list of woes—Chinese imports, a weak housing market, lower consumer confidence—puts the furniture company in an uncomfortable spot

Analyst Actions: Baidu.com, La-Z-Boy, TravelCenters of America

Opinions on stocks from around Wall Street on Wednesday

S&P Picks and Pans: Bear Stearns, Vodafone, OXPS, Allstate

Analyst opinions on stocks making headlines Wednesday

Movers: Bear Stearns, HSBC, Macy's, La-Z-Boy, MetroPCS

Wednesday's stocks in the news

Stocks Up on Economic Data

Indexes climbed Wednesday on some stronger-than-expected retail sales and inflation numbers, but concerns about consumer spending persist