David Snowball, creator of the Mutual Fund Observer website, says exciting investments can be hazardous. Among mutual funds, he suggests promising new offerings and overlooked gems.

The securities house known as Goldman Sachs didn’t have a terrible third quarter—in fact, it was decent considering all the market upheaval. Unfortunately for investors, the hedge-fund/private-equity shop also known as Goldman Sachs took a beating.

U.S. oil futures advanced to their highest finish in a month, moving in lockstep with the rallying stock market and shrugging off concerns about weakening Chinese economic growth.

Hewlett-Packard’s board on Thursday ousted CEO Leo Apotheker after just 11 months on the job, replacing him with Meg Whitman.

Blue-chip stocks reversed a steep morning drop to snap an eight-day losing streak. Paul Vigna has details.

Happy days are here again? Not exactly. But if you look at what’s going on the bond market, it might be fair to say that “less bad” days are here again.

Banks are driving a rally on Wall Street, as new rules on capital ratios appear less onerous than feared. Also, Chinese data eases worries over the global economy. Eduardo Kaplan, Anna Raff and Paul Vigna discuss.

A lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador, which has become a cause célèbre for environmentalists worldwide, has suffered severe, crippling setbacks in recent months, as key plaintiffs lawyers have come under credible and weighty allegations of fraud.

Inflation in China accelerated last month, as rising food prices pushed overall prices higher.

Paul Vigna discusses the outlook for markets following the agreement of new global banking regulations and strong economic data from China.