Stocks Retreat as Korean Hostilities Get Hot

Stocks fell sharply Tuesday as investors fled riskier assets following an exchange of artillery fire between North and South Korea. Better news on U.S. economic growth was no match for the new worries, on top of Euro-jitters.
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Carlos Slim Buys Stake in BlackRock

Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, bought a stake in BlackRock Inc. (BLK), the world’s largest asset manager.

Mexican billionaire Slim bought a stake worth less than 2% of the asset manager, Bloomberg News reported. Slim spokesman Arturo Elias did…

Face-Off on Stocks: General Motors, Ford, Toyota [Video]

With the Great Recession pushing consumers to hold off on car-buying for as long as possible, pent-up demand is now likely to boost the automakers. But an industrywide pickup won’t necessarily benefit all players equally. Of GM, Ford and Toyota, which stock might do best? [Video]

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A Short but Busy Week Could Mean More Volatility

Investors may be most thankful that this is a quick week. The market is closed for Thanksgiving and will log just a half-day on Black Friday, but from today through Wednesday, traders will face a heavy slate of economic data an…