Investing Strategy

The dollar advanced against major rivals Thursday as investors looked to the buck for its safe haven appeal ahead of the February jobs data due Friday.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up for the year after a rough stretch from mid-January to early February. The Dow had joined them earlier Wednesday before pulling back.

It's almost time to load up on small bank stocks.

ETF popularity from last year continues into 2010.

How to navigate when fear is running high and yields are running low.

Consumer-staples stocks protect investors in bad times and give a lift during good times, says James Shircliff, manager of the Aston/River Road Small Cap Value Fund.

Rick Alexander holds buy signals for crude oil and sell signal for natural gas. Meanwhile corn is a market to be watching. Find out more in his commentary on the commodity market.

Notable quotables on the economy, politics, and more.

Some good funds hold debt from Greece and other financially shaky nations.

A narrow screen of executives' sales yields some interesting names.

Before you shift your portfolio to cash, consider aligning your stock investments with the S&P 500 Index, Schwab's Brad Sorensen says.

In this market commentary by Kevin Haggerty, read the latest price action and volatility assessments from one of TradingMarkets' top financial columnists.

The technicals control the daily action, but the fundamentals will move the market over the long run.

Buying a country or sector fund isn't as easy as it seems.

With downside danger so great for the euro, focus on call-selling and shorting futures contracts. Otherwise, buy puts to reduce risk.

Buffett's working on more than the railroad.

Nothing's less fashionable than being naked short a name with improving fundamentals, like TLB.