We started to hear rumblings last week about how residential construction loans are weighing heavily on local banks because, big surprise, some of the builders are having trouble keeping up with the payments.    Read More

These names are going down, so steer clear.    Read More

Nearly 1.5 billion shares and $23 billion traded Thursday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.  Here are the bets being made today...   Read More

Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Honeywell and DreamWorks popped while Washington Mutual and VMware dropped.   Read More

Is this the beginning or the end of the stock’s run?   Read More

The latest overall job loss numbers showed a loss of 49,000 jobs in May and a jump in unemployment rate up to 5.5%.  The drop is still well below the six figure numbers seen in past recessions.  Here is a breakdown of where the job losses were as well as which sectors were adding jobs.   Read More

KeyCorp dropped 12% Wednesday after underestimating its exposure to bad loans. Has the subprime slime spread all the way to the neighborhood bank?   Read More

Ridgeworth Capital Management's Don Wordell says the thing your portfolio needs the most right now is value stocks -- and he has a couple of names for you. Plus: Web Exclusive picks -- only for CNBC.com readers!   Read More

Nearly 2.1 billion shares and $38 billion traded yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.  Here are the bets being made today...   Read More

Nearly 2.2 billion shares and $45 billion traded yesterday in CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.  Here are the bets being made today...   Read More