Investing

In 2007, economist Gary Shilling predicted that housing prices would collapse and that stock prices would fall below their 2002 levels . Wow. I wish I had read Shilling's forecasts before all that happened.

Financial publisher Value Line (Nasdaq: VALU) used to be a proud, successful business. But lately, the company is more like a punch line to a sad joke.

The market had more than a few speed bumps in January. Will February be any better?

Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM) isn't anything like Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF).

There are two things I've got to tell you up front. One, I'm not David Letterman, so I hope you're not expecting comedy in this list. Two, this company is not the most popular one around, so if you invest in it, you might get some dirty looks. But investing is about making money, and this one should help you accomplish that. In spades.

Everyone wants to be a grocery store these days. Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) is the latest to say it wants to offer shoppers the convenience of fresh foods at its stores. While more choice is usually good news for consumers, investors might want to cast a wary eye.

Last week I penned an article, " Why Are Homeowners Idiots?", that engendered a lot of heated debate.

Why settle for ordinary quarterly reports?

"Power to the people!" is the new mantra in Silicon Valley.

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) played -- and lost -- a game of chess with one of its larger publishers over the weekend.