McDonald's (MCD) stock had an unusually strong session Wednesday -- but it wasn't immediately clear what sparked the run. Opinion: Brandon  I plan to keep my shares even though everyone dogs McDonald's. Not saying they're perfect but I think a lot of the problems they have had include the strong

US stock indexes drift mostly lower, led by declines in energy companies as oil prices slide. A deepening slide in crude oil prices weighed on energy stocks, tipping U.S. financial markets mostly lower in afternoon trading Thursday. Chevron and Exxon Mobil were among the biggest decliners in the

Gilead Sciences Inc., whose $1,000-a-pill hepatitis C treatment is one of the world’s most expensive drugs, is avoiding billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by booking profits overseas. Opinion: Michelle the Economist  There is absolutely nothing wrong with Gilead seeking to legally minimize taxes

What's in a battered brand name? If it's RadioShack, the answer is at least $20 million. Opinion: hypnotoad72 Who really wants it?  It's just another brand name and logo under an umbrella, an empty shell of no substance or soul.  Even Atari has a pretty logo and it's had 6 or 60 parent companies by

Savvy investors know that often the time to buy is when things look ugly. Right now, Europe looks pretty disheveled. Opinion: hypnotoad72 People were championing the guy who bought a Hawaiian island.  Just wait until a non-American does the same thing and those who were doing the championing only