IPOs: Back from the Dead?

Investors fled from such deals earlier this year, but Visa's successful debut has set the stage for a suddenly busy IPO market

The Slump: It's a Guy Thing

Men, concentrated in the weakest sectors, are losing jobs in this downturn, while women make gains

Chip Equipment: Hitting Bottom?

After a year of suffering, and a sharp decline, makers of semiconductor equipment are gearing up for a new spending cycle in 2009

Analyst Actions: Sprint Nextel, ON Semiconductor, Vasco Data

S&P Picks and Pans: Sprint Nextel, Disney, DirecTV, Synchronoss

Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Wednesday

Movers: Sprint Nextel, Clearwire, Disney, Cisco Systems, ON Semiconductor

Wednesday's stocks in the news

Stocks Set to Open Lower

Investors weighed earnings reports from Disney and Cisco, some negative news on Boeing, and a warning on inflation from a Fed official