REITs Show Strength

Standard & Poor's has buy or strong buy recommendations on 17 names in the industry

Will Triarc Save Wendy’s?

Investors hope the struggling fast-food chain will improve after agreeing to be acquired by the owner of Arby’s

The Midas of Misery

Vulture investors are a changing breed. The new opportunists, with Harbinger's Phil Falcone in the vanguard, have more clout and more imagination. And they just might kick-start the economy

Vital Signs: The Fed's Next Move

On deck: Federal Reserve's policy meeting, first-quarter GDP and April data on consumer confidence, manufacturing activity, and employment

Whirlpool Feels Consumers’ Pain

The appliance maker sees its biggest challenge in three decades as material costs rise and U.S. demand slows

The Feds' Subprime Suspect

The Justice Dept. and the SEC are investigating Ralph Cioffi, who ran the Bear Stearns funds that ignited the credit crisis

Analyst Actions: Starbucks, Apple, Whirlpool

S&P Picks and Pans: Apple, Motorola, Bristol-Myers, Wendy's, Pulte, Ford

Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Thursday

Movers: Wendy's, Ford, Apple, Amazon.com, Starbucks

Stocks in the news on Thursday

Stocks Open Flat

Starbucks and Amazon.com report weak earnings, while economic data were better than many expected