Markets fell broadly on Thursday as a jobless claims report did little to calm economic worries. Brian Kelly, president of Kanundrum Research, shared his outlook and investment advice.   Read More

People came from near and far to bid on Bernie Madoff's things—and they paid a premium for a little piece of this dark chapter of US history. Ruth's baubles were some of the hottest items—several pairs of earnings went for $70,000 or more. One wooden duck decoy sold for nearly $5,000.   Read More

PrivateBancorp is trying to rebound from a gut-wrenching selloff, but traders have other ideas.    Read More

Here's a sweet real-estate deal: This town is selling three homes in its downtown area for $1 AND it will pay YOU $10,000 to buy one. So why aren't there any takers?   Read More

CEOs aren't just stuffed suits — they can be quite funny. A few of them set out to prove it last night at Caroline's. There were real-estate jokes, Bernie Madoff jokes — let's face it, this year gave them a lot to work with!   Read More

Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve kept its federal funds rate unchanged in a range of zero to 0.25 percent, and said the economy "continued to pick up" since its last meeting. Robert Barbera, chief economist at ITG shared his insights on how this impacts the financials and the economy.    Read More

What do you do with a former bank branch? Real-estate agents are getting creative. But here's the good news ...   Read More

How should investors be positioning their portfolios for the new week and new month? Alan Valdes, vice president of Kabrik Trading, and Charles Bobrinskoy, vice chairman and director of research at Ariel Investments,  shared their insights.    Read More

Banking analyst Stuart Plesser at Standard & Poor’s says he is still betting on Bank of America, even though the firm’s shares have lost 10 percent of their value in the past week. He explained his outlook for the company.   Read More

If the market continues at its current pace since the March lows, it could hit 1,280 on the S&P by the end of the year, said Laszlo Birinyi Jr., president of Birinyi Associates. He shared his market insights.    Read More