I'm reporting all day from the Las Vegas Strip, and we have extended coverage here on the Web. But I just spoke with Elvis and got the real scoop. This "Elvis" came to L.V. two years ago, and makes a living performing at private events, weddings, and occasionally getting a bit part in a production. From the street-view level where he works, there's a whole lot less "Viva" in "Las Vegas" these days.
The e-mails are coming in over my Las Vegas reports. The dollar vs. euro, Elvis, luxury retail and more. Plus: Adult stock tickers and better names for "cougars"!
The market is turning -- and Andrew Peck is in stocks for the long haul. The portfolio manager for the Baron Asset Fund offers his philosophy, holdings and new buys.
Futures point towards a fairly flat open this morning, despite a much stronger durable goods number. After yesterday’s drop, the markets lost all of their gains for the week, as the Dow is now down 1.3% this week, heading into Friday’s trading. Continue to keep an eye on the financials today, as we wait to see more direction from them.
Should you roll the dice on casino stocks ahead of Wynn earnings on Thursday?
Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of AIG and Biogen popped while Hasbro and CME Group dropped.
Despite good news from our parent General Electric we are again being pushed around by oil at a record price, and by Fannie and Freddie. Both are down big (about 50 percent) this morning, largely on a New York Times story that the federal government was considering placing one or both of them in a conservatorship.
For a long time, shares of casino gaming companies were best bets. Those days are over -- but there's still money to be made in the right stocks, says Jake Fuller.
Following are the week’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Anheuser-Busch and Exxon Mobil popped while Boeing and Yahoo! dropped.
The week was chock full of economic angst and M&A intrigue. But one dark constant loomed over all ... rising oil prices.
Ron Baron likes casinos and fancy clothes. The chairman and chief executive of Baron Capital joined CNBC's "Billionaire Summit" -- a select group of the world's most successful businesspeople -- to offer his investment outlook.
Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Google and Wynn popped while BJ Services and Netflix dropped.
Following are the week’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Valero and Lehman popped while State Street and Wynn dropped.