U.S. stocks sputter to mixed close; Nasdaq extends losing streak

Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008

U.S. stocks sputter to mixed close; Nasdaq extends losing streak

U.S. stocks wobbled Monday, with the Nasdaq extending losses into a
seventh session, as equities trade fluctuated between worries about the
economy and buyers swooping in to pick up shares in the wake of Friday's
steep price drop.

Will 2008 mark New Hampshire's last hurrah?

LOS ANGELES

For years the tiny state of New Hampshire has served as the best first
indicator of how a presidential candidate will do, and may well prove to
be a good measure this year as well when voters there cast ballots
Tuesday in the nation's first primary.

Gates bids farewell to tech gathering

LAS VEGAS

Bill Gates took the opportunity in his latest keynote address at the
annual Consumer Electronics Show on Sunday to bid an early farewell to
the industry.

Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Commentary: No CES tears; Microsoft must
look to the future

LAS VEGAS

Microsoft Corp. and Chairman Bill Gates have fun every year jesting
about the more human side of the world's richest man during his keynote
and video at the Consumer Electronics Show.

MarketWatch First Take: McDonald's might win some converts in coffee
quest

Here comes the McLatte. Word that McDonald's Corp. is taking aim at
Starbucks Corp. by rolling out coffee bars in its almost 14,000 U.S.
locations isn't surprising. For years the hamburger chain has been
looking to snag the Starbucks customer -- someone who's happy to pay a
steep premium for a relatively cheap product.