Filed under: Industry , Market matters , Commodities , Oil , Headline news , Agriculture , Housing , Federal Reserve , Recession What is the Beige Book and what does it contain? The US Federal Reserve keeps anecdotal reports on the economy in what is called the “Beige Book

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Beige Book: US economic conditions have stabilized or improved modestly

Filed under: International Business Machines (IBM) , Stocks to Buy In uncertain times, it goes without saying that investors should stick with ‘the known, and the true,’ which is why I’m reiterating my Buy rating for Big Blue — International Business Machines Corp.

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IBM: Back up the truck

Filed under: Forecasts , Politics Health care reform’s long and winding road continues, as debate will begin soon on several bills in the House and Senate. Each chamber is likely to approve a bill, with the all-important conference committee set to reconcile the two after each chamber’s vote.

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Health care reform update: Look for an overhaul that gives Congress flexibility

Filed under: Bank of America (BAC) There was no secret that Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC ) wanted to sell First Republic.

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BofA unloads First Republic for $1 billion

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Filed under: Stocks to Buy A recovering U.S./global economy, a rising oil price, and the prospect of further oil price gains offer a great backdrop for Suncor Energy (NYSE: SU ), which is why I’m Reiterating my Buy rating for the company, first recommended on February 25, 2009 at a price of $18.35.

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Look for sunny days ahead with Suncor

Filed under: Competitive strategy , Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) , Best Buy (BBY) One thing you can say about Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX ), the DVD rental pioneer doesn’t stand still

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Netlix announces Best Buy as latest instant movie streaming partner

Filed under: Earnings reports , Good news , Internet , Google (GOOG) , Microsoft (MSFT) , Yahoo! (YHOO) , Technology The number two search engine in the United States turned in a fantastic third quarter, far ahead of expectations . Cost-cutting, layoffs and business divestitures led to a surge in Yahoo ’s (NASDAQ: YHOO ) profits and a 4.8% increase in share price in extended trading on Tuesday evening . Net income more than tripled to $186.1 million (13 cents per share) from the third quarter of 2008’s result of $54.3 million (4 cents a share).

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Yahoo profit triples year-over-year