AT&T is battling the U.S. government over its plan to acquire competing wireless carrier T-Mobile USA. Hasn't anybody told AT&T that the government always wins? Read More
Stocks to Watch
Problems at European banks and alarmist statements by bank CEOs have wreaked havoc on European stocks. Jim thinks the selling is overdone and offers a few diversified ways to play a European rebound. Read More
Netflix has benefited tremendously from extremely inexpensive video content licensing fees to stream movies. With these licenses up for renewal at fees at least ten times higher, the good times for Netflix shareholders are coming to an end. Read More
Patent litigation over smartphones is making big players like Google and Apple bid high prices for companies with communications patents. Who will be next and does Google want to become a smartphone manufacturer? Read More
Fund manager Sam Isaly of Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences is excited about the new frontiers in biotech and healthcare. Read More
Corporate managements are buying stock in their own companies at the fastest pace since March 2009 -- the last time stocks were as cheap as they are now. Read More
If you were wondering when Cisco Systems would finally bottom, wonder no longer. The computer networker's fourth-quarter earnings report was good and things will only get better from here. Read More
The Federal Reserve's announcement that it plans to keep short-term interest rates at zero for another two years means that some industries will do much better than others. Read More
Larry Seruma, portfolio manager of the Nile Pan Africa Fund (NAFAX), offers up some promising investment ideas in the dark continent. Read More
Google + may be a Facebook killer. Read More