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The best stocks to buy now

We found ten stocks that will thrive next year despite - or even benefit from - the troubles facing the markets.

Investor's Guide 2008

44 hot stocks and mutual funds - what to buy now!

The would-be Mr. Clean

NRG Energy's David Crane can seem miscast sometimes in the role of a Fortune 500 CEO. He wears a child's blue Swatch with a shiny plastic band. He settles into a chair - even a boardroom chair - the way a teenager would, with one leg curled up under his body.

6 standout funds

If investing is an art, then picking the right fund requires a discerning eye. We found six great funds led by masters old and new.

Stabilizing AMD

If you'd like to beat up on Advanced Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz, now might be a good time.

Online TV at the tipping point

Is Net-based TV ready for its close-up? Between plummeting broadcast ratings and the writers' strike, some folks in the Internet TV business report a sudden uptick in audience.

Humdrum is hot

Move over, Nintendo Wii. Step aside, Apple iPhone. According to the latest online shopping data, all we really want for Christmas is a car battery charger.

Novartis swallows its medicine too

Giant drugmakers have announced a record number of layoffs in 2007 as they overhaul their businesses in the hopes of reviving their sluggish share prices.

Private equity: Maybe down, but not out

Despite turmoil in the credit markets, a string of broken deals, and a dramatic slowdown in M&A this quarter, the private equity deal machine is still humming, says a report released Friday.

Why you'll finally use LinkedIn

For years, I've been befuddled by LinkedIn. I knew it was supposed to be the social network for work, but to me it was like war. "What is it good for?" I asked myself repeatedly, even as I occasionally poked around and accepted requests to link with people. I belonged to it, but I really didn't know why.