Oil prices tumble in biggest weekly drop everThe price of oil recorded its biggest weekly drop ever, and a gallon of gas finally pulled back from its record high. So is it time to declare the energy bubble popped?
Bank stocks look cheap, but buyers remain cautiousMerrill Lynch & Co. Chief Executive John Thain is making a pitch to Wall Street: Buy the brokerage's shares while they're still cheap. But investors don't seem ready to listen.
Venture capital investments hold steady in 2QThe pace of U.S. venture capital investments remained steady at $7.4 billion during the second quarter despite a wobbly stock market that has made it increasingly difficult for the financiers of new ideas to cash out of startups.
Freddie Mac takes step toward issuing stockMortgage financier Freddie Mac took a step toward issuing common and preferred stock to help bolster its balance sheet Friday when the Securities and Exchange Commission accepted its registration statement filed earlier in the day.
Republic rejects Waste Management unsolicited bidThe trash talking has begun.
Citigroup posts $2.5B loss, but beats expectationsCitigroup has become the latest big bank to quell Wall Street's worries about a financial sector implosion, posting a $2.5 billion second-quarter loss that was smaller than expected.
Mattel's 2Q profit falls sharply, but tops viewMattel Inc. said Friday its second-quarter profit fell by nearly half as higher costs offset strong sales of toys related to summer movies like "Kung Fu Panda" and the latest Batman film and the benefit from the weaker dollar.
Crude prices help lift Schlumberger 2Q profit
Honeywell 2Q profit rises 18 pct, boosts view
Treasury prices decline for 3rd straight session
Wall Street mixed after earnings reports
Platinum falls to 5-month low on slowing economy

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