- BusinessTheStreet.com•49 minutes ago
IBM Shares Are at a Price That You Almost Can't Believe
Over the past five years, IBM stock is down 27% (excluding dividends). Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty isn't so sure all the selling is warranted, though. TheStreet's founder Jim Cramer, who also manages the Action Alerts PLUS charitable trust portfolio, pointed out a more bullish tone from Huberty, one of his favorite analyst.
BusinessAssociated Press•2 hours agoUS stock indexes sag as a two-day rally peters out
Stocks pulled back on Wednesday and gave back some of their gains from a day earlier, when the Standard & Poor's 500 index had one of its best days of the year. Prices for Treasury bonds and gold rose modestly as investors sought safer ground. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 4 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,448 shortly before noon Eastern time.
- NewsCNBC•2 hours ago
The smartest steps to take if you win the $700 million Powerball jackpot
The jackpot for Wednesday's Powerball lottery is now at $700 million , the second-largest prize in the game's history. On the off chance you hold the winning numbers, you'll want to be smart about how you handle the windfall. After all, the CFP Board of Standards says nearly one-third of lottery winners eventually declare bankruptcy.
