Investments

Chinese investment in the U.S. sometimes worries some lawmakers. The recent attempt by Chinese investors to purchase Westinghouse Electric’s bankrupt nuclear reactor unit is a case in point. One fear is that the Chinese could acquire sensitive technological secrets in the process. But also, the current high levels of Chinese investment could provide jobs, so […]

IBM bids for data from Weather.com. Companies need this information, too.

Dodgy investments can cut the amount retirees earn through compounding.

Priceline's earnings will give a glimpse of the success of the company's strategy.

Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks to New York Times's Neil Irwin about his recent piece "Welcome to the Everything Boom, or Maybe the Everything Bubble."

Twelve drummers drumming, six geese-a-laying and one partridge in a pear tree. What does it all add up to?

New trends in luxury investing. But while collecting rare collectibles may be fun, don't give up on stocks and bonds -- these 'passion investments' don't add too much heft to your portfolio.

First quarter earnings come out as the stock markets hit all-time highs. But investors could be more interested in what happens the rest of the year.