With the U.S. debt quickly approaching 100% of the GDP and the declining financial condition of European countries, we are seeing some very jittery financial markets.

Gold mining stocks and precious metals stocks did not perform very well last year (compared to recent years), but that doesn’t mean there is no value in them.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Sterne Agee initiated coverage of the defense sector on Friday with a negative outlook because of shrinking military budgets, but dividend ...

When you buy stock in a company, you join other company stockholders as a company owner. As an owner, you do not have the right to make management decisions for the ...

What kinds of stocks are there? There are two main kinds of stocks, common stock and preferred stock. Common stock entitles owners to vote at shareholder meetings and ...

The fundamentals on these four issues are hard to beat.

Read '“There Is No Solution for Europe”: Stocks Tumble as Italian Yields Surge' from our blog Daily Ticker on Yahoo! Finance. A spike in Italian debt ...

The market has been rough for many companies but one of the worst sectors has been the solar stocks. The negative news has been coming in from many sources ...

There’s a lot of uncertainty in the global economy, and that’s the kind of thing which makes stocks volatile. This morning, we’re seeing that volatility express ...

There’s a lot of uncertainty in the global economy, and that’s the kind of thing which makes stocks volatile. This morning, we’re seeing that ...

When there is more than one class of stock, the classes are traditionally designated as Class A and Class B. Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK), has two classes of stock.

When it comes to financing a purchase of stocks there are two ways: purchasing stock with money that is currently in the buyer's ownership, or by buying stock on margin.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Investors have been paying a lot of attention to one continent lately and giving the other six (well, I guess there's little that ...

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I am optimistic for what lies ahead in 2012 for the economy and the stock market. While we are indeed in challenging times, a host of great companies are out there ...

8/5/2011 6:31 PM ET | By Bill Fleckenstein, MSN Money. There's gold in mining stocks yet. The market is looking at the wrong measures when it comes to companies ...