Need to Know

Here’s how ugly it could get for stocks if OPEC can’t reach a deal

Are investors taking this oil meeting seriously enough? One analyst says brace for the S & P 500 to drop below 2,100 if OPEC can’t toss the market ...

The deadliest animal in the U.S. may surprise you

It’s not alligators or sharks.

Market Snapshot

U.S. stocks edge up on healthy economic data; Nasdaq touches record high

U.S. stocks on Tuesday shrug off early losses to close marginally higher, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite touching a record high.

White is about to be replaced as the most popular car color

If this one color expert is correct, we may all be getting the blues soon — at least on cars.

The Tell

Some advice for the would-be trader with $10,000 and a thirst for the big score

A youngster with some money in his pocket, time on his side and designs on scoring big in the stock market took to Reddit this week in search of the kind of advice that would help hi...

Commodities Corner

The 4 most likely outcomes, and market reactions, ahead of the OPEC meeting

OPEC members have a lot to discuss as they gather for Wednesday’s much-anticipated meeting, but there are really less than a handful of plausible o...

In One Chart

Don’t quit your job if you work in 1 of these 5 industries

If you want to find a better job, you’ll have far better luck in some industries than others.

Google’s Pixel business will be bigger than Fitbit and GoPro combined

Google took lots of time before charging into the smartphone business, but the first Android phone engineered and built by Alphabet Inc. appears ready to become one of the prime reas...

In One Chart

The ideal ‘buy high, sell low’ situation could be taking shape in the stock market

Those planning on holding through the turbulence “will eventually be broken,” according to investment strategist Lance Roberts. “It is just a function of how much loss it takes to ge...