Life Sciences Stocks: A Healthy Outlook

S&P likes the fundamentals of one of the stronger-performing subindustries this year, and has buy ratings on seven names

Stocks: Too Early to Jump Back In

S&P's chief technical analyst thinks it may take some more time for major indexes to trace out a bottom

Analyst Actions: Fannie Mae, E*Trade, Citigroup, EchoStar

Opinions from analysts around Wall Street on Monday

Lowe's: The Housing Chill Deepens

Shares in the home-improvement retailer sank Monday after it cut its sales and profit outlook for 2008

S&P Picks and Pans: Xerox, AMAT, XL Capital, Celgene, M&I

Analyst opinions on stocks making headlines Monday

The Greatest Givers

Many of this year's top U.S. philanthropists are keeping their money close to home

Movers: Citigroup, Lowe's, Xerox, Pharmion

Monday's stocks in the news

Stocks Set to Open Lower

A downgrade of Citigroup shares and continued nervousness about consumer spending signaled a weaker start for U.S. equities Monday

The Economy's $2 Trillion Worry

The subprime spread continues: A Goldman Sachs report says the overall impact of mortgage losses on economic activity could be huge