Barnes & Noble Chairman May Take Retail Stores Private

Leonard Riggio, who founded Barnes & Noble in the 1970's, is planning to buy its retail bookstore business for an undisclosed sum, sending its shares surging. More 

February Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

Loans got more expensive this month, pushing up borrowing costs for consumers, as savings rates were unchanged. More 

Does Anne Hathaway Control Berkshire Hathaway?

Automated trading systems might be making an unwarranted connection between actress Anne Hathaway and company Berkshire Hathaway. More 

3 Defense Stocks to Depend On — Even After Sequestration

As defense stocks stumble on sequestration fears, these three stocks could be bargain buys for buy-and-hold investors with longer time horizons. More 

4 Capital Markets Stocks to Sell Now

The ratings of four Capital Markets stocks are down this week, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Each of these rates a "D" ("sell") or "F" overall ("strong sell"). More 

Grocery Stocks: 3 to Buy, 3 to Shelve

New trends in consumer spending are reshaping the opportunity in grocery stocks. More 

MasterCard Tries to Kill Plastic Payments

Credit card giant MasterCard is rolling out a new digital wallet technology and hopes to get more people to switch from checks to electronic transactions. More