Buy High, Sell Low—Beat the Market?

Money manager Dan Shaffer talks about buying stocks at 52-week highs and explains how his not-for-the-faint-of-heart method works

Stocks: The Power of PEG

Large-cap companies with a below-market p-e-to-growth ratio may be just the ticket for value investors. S&P's latest screen found eight top-ranked examples

Telecom Stocks: On the Rebound

Beaten-down shares such as AT&T and Citizens look attractive, says S&P's Todd Rosenbluth. A big plus: Their dividends are safe

Vital Signs: What Will the Fed Say Now?

On deck: Federal Reserve's policy meeting, home prices and sales, durable goods orders, consumer confidence and personal income

Analyst Actions: Landstar System, Silicon Labs

Stocks Narrowly Higher

Results from retailers Circuit City and Pier 1 were soft, but initial jobless claims fell 5,000 last week. Oil prices fell

Movers: Citigroup, WaMu, Continental Airlines, Coventry Health, Huntsman

Stock in the news Thursday

S&P Picks and Pans: Coventry, Huntsman, Evergreen Solar, Casella Waste

Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Thursday