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After Thursday's market sell-off, we may get a bounce-back rally. But we won't get a sustained rally unless banks can sell portions of their loans to investors.

That business is largely dried up.

As the bear market becomes situation normal, successful investing has become more a matter of "my stocks are down less than your stocks." But should it be?

The old adage is that any fool can make money in a bull market and we saw that writ large over the past couple of years.

Making money in today's market takes real skill. The question really then is what kind of stocks could possibly go up in this market?

Today's market makes steady, low-risk investments more attractive, and many municipal bonds now yield more than Treasurys.

This nation is the world's biggest consumer, so a slowdown here means a slowdown everywhere. And there is no safe harbor -- not in tech nor in the media's market misconceptions.

A Brazilian oil company that once bartered poultry for oil is now the sixth-largest corporation in the world -- and has set its sights on the U.S. market.

Dan Grech reports on the company's rise.

Even in a buyer's market, you could end up paying more than you expected for a new house. Let's look at two factors that could raise the cost of buying a home and how to avoid them.

Nintendo is rolling out a console attachment that lets users do yoga or push-ups and measure body mass. A company executive says the goal is expansion of the Wii's market without alienating core gamers.

A computer maker is setting up a distribution center in Dearborn. Danish laptop maker Zepto hopes to break into the U.S. market through Metro Detroit by selling personalized computers.

I see a range-bound market for a while. That means volatility -- up and down -- and some opportunities for the nimble trader.

I'm also setting sell orders on Bank of America and Bebe Stores.

One month into the latest round of our Strategy Lab stock-picking game, it's all about the value.