From 24/7 Wall Street: The withering sell-off is starting to fray nerves, and many investors are at the point where they don’t even want to look at their account values. The bottom line is, while a … [Read more...]

From Marketwatch: Americans love to shop, and their spending accounts for 70% of the U.S. economy. You wouldn’t know it for all the focus on China, but U.S. growth still has a huge impact on global … [Read more...]

From Kiplinger: Despite plunging oil prices and profits, these four energy giants should be able to maintain their fat payouts. Read more... … [Read more...]

From Investorplace: The grades of six biotechnology stocks are better this week, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Every one of these stocks has an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall … [Read more...]

From Forbes: I asked Franklin Templeton’s CIO Sukumar Rajah to come up with three Indian stocks worth buying now as emerging markets look ugly. Rajah gave me these three names for long termers … [Read more...]

From 24/7 Wall Street: The gut-wrenching drop back in August, when the Dow opened down 1,000 points and the indexes went through the first 10% correction in almost four years was, needless to say, … [Read more...]

From Investorplace: The long-looming Federal Reserve rate-hike decision stymied the stock market this week — though in the grand scheme of things, it shouldn’t have. The news — which in this … [Read more...]

From Zack's: The will they/won’t they question is for the time being answered by Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. She and her team are keeping interest rates … [Read more...]

From Marketwatch: As the stock market seesaws, you are no doubt receiving advice to go for “quality” when selecting investments. A focus on companies with a track record for earnings growth can … [Read more...]