Health-care Stocks: Walgreen, Omnicare to trade assets
The drugstore giant and pharmaceutical provider will swap assets in a deal designed to fill gaps in each other’s businesses, but the transaction did little to jolt either company’s shares.

Dividends Aren’t Enough: Drug Services
This simple secret can reveal a company’s true generosity.

Don’t Buy This Clean Energy Stock Yet!
You’ll get burned if you jump into this market too early.

Nordic American Tanker Shipping’s Dividends May Not Last Forever
Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments.

How Safe Are Xilinx’s Dividends?
Let’s find out.

4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Dow Chemical
Market-trouncing returns could be written in this four-star.

Pfizer Takes an Orphan Into the Fold
Rare diseases are the new black.

European stocks drop before ECB rate call (AFP)

AFP – European stock markets slid on Thursday as investors took profits from recent gains amid caution before the latest interest rate decision from the European Central Bank.

Runaway Algo Shows New Rules Needed, Says Commission
A malfunctioning algorithm that caused a $1 surge in oil prices earlier this year shows the need for regulators to zero in on the risks posed by high-speed trading, an official from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Thursday.

SEC says it lacked authority to charge Moody’s (AP)
AP – The Securities and Exchange Commission has declined to seek fraud charges against Moody’s Investors Services over its ratings of risky investments that led to the financial crisis.

State Street Releases Risk Analytics and Services Products for Institutional Investors
New tools for clients, including performance heat maps and compliance features, are integrated into State Street’s Analytics Dashboard.

Canadian Solar Reports 2Q10 Financial Results
ONTARIO, Canada, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company”, “we” or “Canadian Solar”) (Nasdaq: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar companies, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 and its outlook for the third quarter

Wall St rises after payrolls data (Reuters)

Reuters – Wall Street advanced on Friday after a better-than-expected jobs report lifted investor optimism on the economy but gains were checked after data showed services sector activity slowed.

Strong Asian data boosts world stocks (Reuters)

Reuters – World stocks kicked off September on a stronger note on Wednesday as data showed a manufacturing rebound in China and stronger-than-expected growth in Australia, while the yen held near recent 15-year peaks against the dollar.

Justice Department Ends Probe of Hedge Fund ‘Idea Dinner’
Hedge fund managers can go back to eating, drinking and sharing trading ideas now that sources say federal investigators have dropped an inquiry into whether a group of money-managers conspired at a so-called “idea dinner” to drive down the value of the euro.

U.S. Judge Approves BofA Settlement Fund
A federal judge approved the creation of a $150 million fund for Bank of America Corp shareholders as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over the bank’s 2009 acquisition of Merrill Lynch.

NewsWatch: Stocks trim early gains after weak service data
The major U.S. indexes get a boost from a report showing that job losses slowed more than expected in August, boosting hopes that the economic recovery is still on track.

Ford Hits a Pothole
Sales declined in August. Should investors worry?

Don’t Make This Life-Changing Mistake
Too many people have given up life insurance coverage.

The One Thing You Must Know About Occidental Petroleum
Learn the most important metrics when evaluating a CEO.

5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Gilead Sciences
Market-trouncing returns could be written in these five stars.

The 10 Best Semiconductor Values
Avoiding the high-risk, no-growth trap.

Does Bristol-Meyers Squibb Pass Buffett’s Test?
Discover one of the Oracle of Omaha’s favorite ways to size up a stock.

Weakening Hurricane Earl heads for New England
Hurricane Earl batters the North Carolina shore and heads up the coastline toward Virginia and Massachusetts early Friday.

Apple TV Could Help Netflix Growth
Netflix just keeps growing…

Sirius XM Has a Stern Decision to Make
Howard Stern may have plans that don’t include Sirius XM.

Technically, Chesapeake Energy Is a Sell
Assuming you pay attention to lines on a graph.

Does Amazon Pass Buffett’s Test?
Discover one of the Oracle of Omaha’s favorite ways to size up a stock.

What’s Up With This Margin Trend?
Keep your eye on Margins.

6 Big-Time Electronic Stocks Up for Grabs
These large-cap stocks look pretty cheap

The Most Popular High Yielders in Food and Drink
You may be surprised.

How Safe Are Xilinx’s Dividends?
Let’s find out.

What’s the Best ETF Right Now?
We poll a panel of Fools for their finest fund picks.

6 Big-Time Material Stocks Up for Grabs
These large-cap stocks look pretty cheap

Burger King agrees to $3.3 billion sale to 3G Capital
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Burger King Holdings Inc agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for $3.26 billion, giving the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain breathing room to fix its business and close the gap with leader McDonald’s Corp.

Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up its rivalry with Apple Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.

Heavy in dollars, China warns of depreciation
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday offered a rare glimpse into its foreign exchange reserves, confirming that they are overwhelmingly allocated in dollars, while a central banker said the mountain of cash could face depreciation risks.

Robert Powell: Health law’s retiree perk won’t last long
If you are among the estimated 1.3 million retirees too young to qualify for Medicare but fortunate enough to have employer-sponsored health care coverage, count your blessings. The next two years could bring a bit of a windfall.

Stocks rise on economic hopes ahead of payrolls
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on low volume on Thursday as data showed improvement in housing and the job market a day ahead of the critical monthly payrolls figures.

Realty Q&A: Don’t tap retirement fund to pay off mortgage
In this week’s Realty Q&A, a retiree says his only debt is his $94,000 mortgage, and he wonders whether he should tap his 401(k) to pay off that bill. Lew Sichelman offers some advice.

Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises
A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.

Corrections: AIG falls amid reports of Hong Kong AIA listing
A MarketWatch report late Thursday misstated the timing of AIG share losses, which occurred in after-hours trading.

China approached Canadian fund on rival Potash bid
MELBOURNE/TORONTO (Reuters) – Chinese and other investors have approached at least one big Canadian pension manager about a bid for Canada’s Potash Corp to rival BHP Billiton’s $39 billion hostile offer.

Caixin Online: Chinese funds lose big in first half of 2010
China-based funds lose a total of $64.6 billion in the first half of this year, although they also collect more in management fees, reports Caixin Online.

The 10 Best Semiconductor Values
Avoiding the high-risk, no-growth trap.

Will Tyco Electronics’ Dividends Last?
Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments.

Whoa! What Just Happened to My Stock?
These stocks just took off, but are they about to make a return trip to earth?

Pfizer Takes an Orphan Into the Fold
Rare diseases are the new black.

These Global Giants Look Cheap
Get emerging markets exposure without leaving the U.S. market.

5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Leucadia
Market-trouncing returns could be written in these five stars.

The 7 Most Popular High Yielders in Consumer Goods
You may be surprised.

Technically, BB&T Is a Sell
Assuming you pay attention to lines on a graph.

Mutual Funds Weekly: Invest confidently when others lose their nerve
This summer has burned investors, and no amount of SPF — stock protection factor — has been able to soothe their sores.

Democrat Says Abolish Freddie, Fannie
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be abolished rather than reformed as part of the Obama administration’s planned overhaul of the government’s role in housing finance, Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services committee said.

Solace Systems And Serisys Sign Distribution Agreement For China
This agreement allows Serisys, which is based in Hong Kong and has offices in Shanghai, Tokyo and Singapore, to sell and service Solace equipment to financial services providers throughout China including Hong Kong.

Latin American Markets: Petrobras shares up as oil-rights deal moves ahead
Sao Paulo-traded shares of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras rise Thursday in the wake of the company’s long-awaited oil-rights agreement with the government.

Alternative Trading Strategies Flourish for Range-Bound Equities
With equities stuck in a range and long-term investors sidelined by high volatility, alternative trading strategies are set to make gains as long as the market zigzags.

NYC Unemployment Rate Slides to 9.4 Percent in July
Wall Street brokerages hired 1,200 people in July, increasing the sector’s employment to 160,800 people.

September, February are worst months in market (AP)
AP – No month has brought worse results in the stock market than September.

Fed approves sale of Morgan Stanley stock shares (AP)
AP – The Federal Reserve has approved a request by a Chinese sovereign wealth fund to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of New York investment giant Morgan Stanley.

Crisis Panel to Hear from Bernanke, Lehman’s Fuld
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and bank regulator Sheila Bair will testify this week before a U.S. panel exploring the causes of the financial crisis.

Coloring in the Margins at Coventry Health Care
Keep your eye on margins.

The U.S. vs. Steve Jobs
Unemployment is up, but so are corporate profits. What’s up with that?

Deere Wisely Kicks Wind Energy
Deere &Co.’s announced sale of its wind unit to Exelon makes awfully good sense.

Stock Cheat Sheet: Tim Hortons
Your first step toward becoming an expert.

Dividends Aren’t Enough: Hotels
This simple secret can reveal a company’s true generosity.

Why We’re Buying Interactive Brokers

Does Pfizer Pass Buffett’s Test?
Discover one of the Oracle of Omaha’s favorite ways to size up a stock.

Communities key in foreclosure fight: Fed officials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two top U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Thursday called for a more community-focused approach to the country’s ongoing foreclosure crisis, which is weighing on its economic recovery.