To help investors prepare their portfolios before the weekend, CNBC asked the experts for their best trades now.
Prison stocks and waste management companies are the best places to lock cash in these turbulent times, due to their highly defensive value, Richard Wilson, fund manager at Threadneedle Asset Management told "Squawk Box Europe."
The industrial gases sector is shielded from cyclical effects and the four sector majors can generate earnings growth of around 10 percent between 2007 and 2011, Jean-Paul Sabbagh, equity research analyst at Oddo Securities, said.
Despite consumers cutting back spending, Christine Chen, vice president of equity research at Needham & Company, still feels bullish about the back-to-school retail industry.
To give investors an edge on a day when the Dow seems to be maintaining its footing, CNBC asked the experts for their best trades now.
CRAZY Money: It would have been hard to miss the 30-plus percent pop in shares of Wells Fargo today -- an astonishing rebound that added $22 billion dollars in market value to the beleagured bank. ... But what might have escaped your probing eyes today were the crazy gains made in the options market -- specifically, Wells Fargo Calls...
Have the stock markets bottomed? J.J. Burns of JJ Burns & Company joined Bill Seidman and Bob Pisani to lay out the facts.
John Faucher says there's still room for a portfolio to grow in beverages and personal care.
Looking for the next big stocks? Jay Bowen says you should seek out companies that'd benefit from falling raw materials and oil prices.
Options move on pharmaceutical speculation and oil price drops.
It looks like traders think the stock will move "ever so slightly" to the upside, says analyst.
Dow Chemical is buying Rohm & Haas for $18.8 billion. Who are the biggest winners and losers?
If they recommend financial stocks at all, most experts are aiming at the top of the sector. But Formula Capital's James Altucher works the other end.
How does a five-star fund manager approach investing when uncertainty is high? Edward Perks offers advice -- and stock picks.
Ed Sheidlower is avoiding financials. But the Bryce Capital Management portfolio manager sees other sectors -- and stocks -- as good investments.
Cleveland-Cliffs said on Wednesday that it is buying Alpha Natural Resources for $10 billion. Find out why M&A is hot & heavy -- and will be going forward.
Gregory Church has two big contrarian plays for investors. One is as good as gold, and the other involves another refining process.
To give investors an edge, CNBC asked the experts for their best stock picks now.
To give investors an edge, CNBC asked the experts for their best investment advice now.
Joe Magyer, senior analyst at The Motley Fool, offered CNBC three reasons why investors may get burned with solar stocks.