When the News Corporation added MySpace to its portfolio nearly three years ago, it expected that if its base of 16 million users kept growing — and each user kept adding friends, sharing photos and swapping flirty messages — the advertising dollars would roll in, the New York Times reported.

To help investors get their portfolios ready for next week, CNBC asked the market pros for their best stock picks now.

For the first time in a long time, it looked as if oil was going to stay out of the market headlines.  No such luck. 

In another wild day in the markets, CNBC asked the pros for their best investment advice. Here's what some of them had to say.

J.M. Smucker Wednesday said it would acquire the Folgers coffee business from Procter & Gamble for stock valued at $2.95 billion plus the assumption of $350 million in debt.

Oil prices will continue to roil the stock market this week as the summer driving season officially kicks off and as more companies feel the pinch of higher energy prices on their profit margins.

Most business news this week took a back seat to oil's relentless climb, but there were still some notable moments. And CNBC guests had plenty of stocks to recommend for worried investors.

Skyrocketing oil prices, the threat of recession and  continued  housing slump are all pointing to a rough summer for the markets. Still, there are opportunities for investors.

Where do you put your money now? CNBC asked the experts what stocks they would pick

The continued surge in oil prices is starting to cut into economic growth--and with it, the slowly recovering stock market.

Berkshire Hathaway, the insurance and investment company run by Warren Buffett, has been preparing succession plans for when the 77-year-old billionaire steps down.

Warren Buffett will be the center of attention on Saturday at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting.

Warren Buffett will be the center of attention on Saturday at the annual shareholder meeting for Berkshire Hathaway, his roughly $200 billion holding company.

As rising energy costs take a toll on U.S. manufacturing, CNBC asked America’s executives how they’re  adjusting their pricing strategies.