Vital Signs: More Rate Cuts from the Fed?

On tap: October housing starts, Federal Reserve quarterly economic forecast, November home builders' survey

Kraft Quits the Breakfast Club

The food giant is shedding its Post cereals biz in a complex $2.9 billion transaction with Ralcorp. Analysts are mixed on the deal's merits

Analyst Actions: ValueClick, Telefonos de Mexico, Suntech Power

Opinions from analysts around Wall Street on Thursday

S&P Picks and Pans: Oracle, NYSE, Qualcomm, J.C.Penney

Analyst opinions on stocks making headlines Thursday

Movers: J.C. Penney, Merrill Lynch, Ralcorp, Applied Materials

Thursday's stocks in the news

Stocks Mostly Lower in Early Trading

Indexes were slightly negative Thursday on weaker financial stocks and worries about lower consumer spending