Investing
Stocks
SAM STOVALL'S SECTOR WATCH
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Checking Out Food Retailers
The industry has favorable stock-price momentum, but its fundamentals are neutral. Still, S&P has three names worth putting in your cart
STOCKS IN THE NEWS
A Dark Day for Lexmark
The printer maker reported disappointing results and guidance, sending its stock down 9%
FOCUS STOCK
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Why Best Buy Is a Best Bet
S&P expects the retailer to benefit from strength in consumer-electronics spending and an ability to outmaneuver competitors
STOCKS IN THE NEWS
Merrier Times for King Coal
Investors bid shares of Arch Coal and Peabody Energy higher Monday on expectations of rising demand for the fuel
STOCKS IN THE NEWS
Investors Lay Off Administaff
Shares of the HR services outfit plunged Monday as its quarterly results were dinged by rising healthcare costs
STOCK SCREENS
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Beware of These Dogs
S&P's latest screen finds 10 outfits that score poorly in four key categories. Among them: Eastman Kodak and Qwest Communications
TECH KNOWLEDGE
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Networking Gear: New Arenas, Iffy Stocks
Cisco's WebEx deal shows it's moving beyond hardware, but overall, prospects for shares of communications equipment companies are uncertain
FIVE FOR THE MONEY
More Biotech Bets for the Fearless
Five for the Money's latest look at one of the riskiest sectors of the market identifies a handful of promising drug development companies
FIVE FOR THE MONEY
Stock Signals You Can Use
Look past the red and green arrows. From volatility to odd-lot shorts, here are a few indicators pros watch to figure the market's direction
S&P PROMISING GROWTH PORTFOLIO
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Stocks: Buy 'Em Like Buffett
S&P emulates Corporate America's expert investor with a stock screen that turned up 56 companies
MARKET VIEWS
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Meet the Midsize Challengers
S&P has launched a list of 300 companies expected to take on the world's blue chips, as well as an index to invest in 40 of them
HOT GROWTH COMPANIES
Sizzling Hot Growth
The 100 companies on BusinessWeek's list may not be big, but they're agile and fiercely competitive
THE BUSINESSWEEK 50
The Best Performers 2006
With oil prices high, energy's strength comes as no surprise. But many other companies have scored by building intense customer loyalty
Mutual Fund Scoreboard
How's your fund doing? Find out with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings
S&P Global Funds
Screener
Search all the European and international funds
rated by S&P and read the research to uncover investments that suit your
aims
S&P 500 Scoreboard
Choose from among 12 performance measures to rank and find the best stocks among the BW50 and S&P 500 companies
Capital Gains Calculator
A tool to help you decide when to sell
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S&P Investing Insights
S&P STOCK PICKS AND PANS
S&P Stock Picks and Pans: Comcast, NYSE Euronext, Fannie Mae, EDS
Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news
EPS CHANGES
EPS Changes: D.R. Horton, Dillard's, Ford, J.C. Penney
EPS Changes: D.R. Horton, Dillard's, Ford, J.C. Penney
BW VIDEO
Out In The Cold
Mar. 29 - Fed Chairman Bernanke said that inflation remains a primary concern, erasing hopes of a near-term rate cut, says S&P senior economist Beth Bovino
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S&P Indexes
S&P INDEXES
S&P 500
Changes, companies and performance of the big-cap benchmark
S&P MidCap 400
Changes, companies and performance of the mid-cap benchmark
S&P SmallCap 600
Changes, companies and performance of the small-cap benchmark
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