The average cost of a four-year college is $26,000 a year—up 4 percent in 2009 alone. What is the value of an education and are there any alternatives for students who wish to attend college at a lower price? James Altucher, managing director at Formula Capital shares his ways to play the rising cost.    Read More

Following are the week’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Motorola and Sony popped while Las Vegas Sands and ArcelorMittal dropped.   Read More

What follows is a look at stocks in the S&P 500 displaying unusual volume in today's trading session.   Read More

The Lightning Round is extended in this CNBC.com exclusive feature.   Read More

A couple weeks back, "Options Action" fans got a lesson in volatility when education provider Apollo released earnings. The stock had averaged a 15% move over the last eight quarters, but a funny thing happened after it posted results: nothing.    Read More

Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of H&R Block and Electronic Arts popped while Starbucks and CBS dropped.   Read More

How are the Fast Money traders gaming this market into the close? Following are the “Fast & Furious” trades - hot ways to play today's market moving events.   Read More

Earlier this morning, the NASDAQ was up over 17% YTD, well ahead of the Dow (down ~3% YTD) and the S&P (up ~2% YTD). The relative value of the NASDAQ to the S&P 500 is now over 2.0 and has been hovering around 2.0 for the past couple of days. It actually closed a fraction above 2.0 on Friday for the first time since February 2001.   Read More

With one day left in the quarter, the Dow and S&P ended in positive territory as fund managers snapped up winners in an attempt to embellish their portfolios.   Read More

Between the death of Michael Jackson, a prolonged and spectacular car chase, and the Madoff sentencing, the cable news world has been in a virtual frenzy this afternoon. It's like a gift from God for those who make a living producing this stuff.    Read More