Investing guide

Financials may be falling hard, but other segments of the market are healthy. Once the hysteria subsides, a new group of S&P 500 leaders will emerge, and I think these eight stocks will be among them.

A rough market seems like the right time to hunt for stocks to short — or at least to run from. My screen turned up some big names with big trouble.

With prices and fears on the rise, even investing in providers of staples like food, medicine and utilities hasn’t been a good bet. Your next move depends on where you think the economy is going.

A late-day rout in financial stocks guts a big rally after the Federal Reserve cuts two key rates. The problem is a downgrade of a big bond insurer. Amazon.com and Starbucks earnings disappoint. Crude oil moves higher.