Up & Down Wall St.

Randall W. Forsyth

Governments need more money, and the top tenth of households, measured by assets, has a lot of it. Next stop: a wealth tax.

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Andrew Bary

How Tweet It Is

The fast-growing microblogging service wouldn't be rich at an expected $20 a share, but beware paying more than $30. Four keys to a hot deal.

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Jonathan R. Laing and Jonathan Buck

Hedge-fund gurus last week rewarded listeners at conferences in Chicago and London with loads of stock picks (as well as one pan). Why Boeing can rise 30%.

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Sarah Max

Strategies to get at the most appealing Latin American investments.

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Jack Hough

Discover may seem like an also-ran but investors should take a look at its bigger drivers -- smart lending and new banking products.

Profile

Reshma Kapadia

Good Things Come to...

Don Kilbride, manager of the Vanguard Dividend Growth fund, patiently looks for companies that will increase their dividends 10% over five years. Dividend compounding is key.

CEO Spotlight

Dyan Machan

Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam is an engineer by training and a wireless visionary by temperament. Imagining a fully networked world.

Other Voices

Jack Adamo

If companies keep wasting investors' money repeatedly, why should we ignore it just because the reason is slightly different each time?

Editorial Commentary

Thomas G. Donlan

There are new troubles on the horizon for the Affordable Care Act.

Small Caps

David Englander

The company which converts waste into energy has a bright future and its shares have 40% or more upside.

The Trader

Vito J. Racanelli

Also, why Coke could be it, IBM's struggles, and Insulet's coming challenges.

International Trader - Europe

Kathy Gordon

The Swiss luxury-goods maker's long-term outlook is strong.

International Trader - Asia

Assif Shameen

The city-state's property stocks have been discounting a drop in housing prices for years. It's arrival may actually help the beleaguered shares.

Emerging Markets

Ben Levisohn

For more than a decade, investing in Latin America was all about Brazil. But it's power is waning, and the bigger opportunities -- and growth drivers -- are in Mexico. Investors should take note.

Current Yield

Michael Aneiro

With the Federal Reserve forced to wait until spring before attempting to scale back its bond-buying program, and no more self-inflicted government shutdowns scheduled until early next year, bonds should be less volatile. Now it's time to look for returns in bonds that carry a bit more credit risk.

The Striking Price

Steven M. Sears

Most produce returns below what a buy-and-hold S&P 500 strategy would generate.

Commodities Corner

Leslie Josephs

A warehouse fire sparked a brief rally, but it won't have a big effect on global supplies. Trends favor the bears for the rest of the year.