"Wallstreet" Reader

"Wallstreet" Reader

Buy? Sell? Hold? Investing Moves to Make Now.

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:43 PM PST

As the year winds down, investors confront a number of confusing trends. We examined key sectors in the investment world and asked top analysts whether investors should be bullish or bearish in the near and longer terms.

XMRV: Red Cross Now Barring Blood Donors Who Have CFS

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 03:36 PM PST

The American Red Cross says that as a result of concerns over XMRV, it is barring people with a diagnosis of CFS from donating blood.

Iran Won't Halt Nuclear Enrichment

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 07:35 AM PST

Iran's foreign minister dampened the possibility for a breakthrough in upcoming international talks over Tehran's nuclear program, blaming Washington for pursuing a confrontational policy instead of genuine diplomacy.

Israeli Police Make Arrests in Fire

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 11:54 AM PST

Israel's police said Saturday they arrested two men suspected of negligence in starting a fire that has been raging three days in the Carmel mountains outside the northern city of Haifa, which fire officials now predict could take a week to extinguish.

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Sworn In

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 09:09 AM PST

Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo was sworn in for a new term, even though the United Nations and world leaders maintain his opponent won the disputed election, the West African nation's first since a civil war.

Lawsuit Targets Data Collection

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 11:51 AM PST

A lawsuit filed Friday against an adult website owner is one of the first to target an internet practice called "history-sniffing," which is drawing increased scrutiny from regulators and academics.

PayPal Drops WikiLeaks Account

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 11:49 AM PST

PayPal, the online payment service, has joined a growing number of companies that have pulled or threatened to pull Internet-support services to the controversial document-leaking website, by cutting off a donations account used by WikiLeaks.

Obama Shows Openness To a Tax-Cut Deal

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 05:50 PM PST

The U.S. Senate defeated two attempts by Democrats to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the middle classes permanently. After the votes, President Obama told Democratic congressional leaders he would be open to a temporary extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for the affluent, but he would demand concessions from the GOP.

Number or the Week: Tiny Benefit of QE2 for Mortgage Holders

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 05:54 AM PST

The country's 53 million mortgage holders shouldn't expect too much from the Fed's latest bond-buying spree.

Port Authority's Windfall

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 05:23 AM PST

The October death of a planned rail tunnel under the Hudson River has left the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with something rare: a pot of uncommitted money for infrastructure projects.

A 25-Year Mortgage Standoff

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 08:59 PM PST

The last time Patsy Campbell made a mortgage payment on her house was October 1985. The 71-year-old Florida retiree has been fighting off the lenders ever since.