Dec 31

Stocks tumble as techs and financial stocks are weak. Existing-home sales show a tiny gain for November but are still down 20% from a year ago. Take a look back at the winners and losers for the year.

Dec 31

Did you abandon the roiling stock market for the security of a money market fund? Gulp — the mortgage mess has probably put your investments there at risk, too.

Dec 29

A strong open disappears when a government report shows new-home sales at levels last seen in 1995. Warren Buffett snaps up a unit of ING; big banks are said to be ready to sell off units. Companies are boosting dividends.

Dec 29

The creator of ‘Guitar Hero’ and other video games appears on an MSN Money list of stocks poised for gains. Here are StockScouter’s top picks.