ALL BUSINESS: Economy could rock stocks
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Will the economy make a soft landing, or will it hit the ground hard?
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The stock market broke records last week, but what do new highs for the Dow Jones industrial average of 30 stocks really mean for individual investors?
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Wall Street is still on course to end 2006 in the plus column, but it's too early to pop the champagne corks. Investors will comb through next week's jobs report for November and other data to see if the U.S. economy and corporate profits will be able to withstand the fallout from a slowdown in housing and the dollar's slide.
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Investors are looking for an onslaught  of company earnings and economic data this week to give  direction to U.S. stocks after some early signs of slower  profit growth got the year off to an uncertain start.
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If the U.S. economy tips into a recession, don't count on the technology business to be a safe haven, experts say. In fact, tech high-fliers like Google and Amazon may be particularly vulnerable to recession.
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Volatility is back with a flourish.  Should the VIX spike above 20, it could be a big signal to buy.
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Stunted growth may bring a good opportunity for investors.
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Stocks should stay firm next week if the Federal Reserve says the economy is recovering and if corporations entering the heart of the so-called confession season go slow on profit warnings.
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One reason Wall Street is poised to turn in a solid performance in 2006 may surprise you.
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Stocks could move higher next week after a bond market rout led investors to wonder if the threat of inflation was on the horizon or if the economy was actually stronger than expected, and good for stocks.
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Smart investors will ride out the storm with great stocks.
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Fasten your seatbelts. The Republicans  are in town. If things go smoothly at the Republican National  Convention, the stock market could get a brief boost this week,  experts say.
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Bullish economic outlooks encourage investors.
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Stocks look to continue rally in a week that brings little fresh news on the economy. By Yuval Rosenberg, CNN/Money contributing writer.
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Healthy profits and free cash flow propel the stock, but has it reached a ceiling?
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Stock investors may want to fasten their seatbelts for the week ahead, when a flurry of  earnings and economic data will once again be in focus.
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U.S. shares looked set to open higher on  Thursday as investors continued to scoop shares battered by a  five-week equity sell-off, but a batch of economic data could  easily turn a fickle market around.