Stocks

Stocks Fact: Within the first few hours the stock market was open on October 24th 1929, prices fell so far as to wipe out all the gains that had been made in the previous year.

Cancer fight boosts biotech prospects - MSN Money; "Several companies have drugs in the works. But in biotechnology, setbacks are common"

An aye for Eyetech - Red Herring.com: The startup pharmaceutical company takes on Alcon with its new drug for blindness.

Pfizer lawsuit to proceed - CNN Money:West Virginia Supreme Court reverses lower court, approves class action for diabetes drug case.

Yahoo! Finance - Yahoo! Finance includes basic delayed, real-time, and after hours quotes for virtually every stock traded on domestic and international markets. It also provides performance charts, research and the latest market news.

BigCharts - BigCharts provides current and historical quotes along with user friendly interactive charts and interface. Allows you to save your favorite quotes for quick access to essential data.

CNN Money - CNN Money includes current quotes along with all the essentials, including news, history, and up to date information on commodities, futures and bonds.

Ameritrade - Amertirade is a full service online stock broker, with trading commissions as low as $10.99. Currently with 30 commission free trades for new accounts.

E-Trade Financial - Etrade is a full service online broker with a flat trading fee of $9.99. Etrade also an online banking institution offering checking, money market, savings, & CD accounts, as well as every time of loan.

Charles Schwab - Charles Schwab is a both an online and brick and mortar full service brokerage firm offering customized advice, portfolio management along with Self-service research and trading tools.

Scottrade - Scottrade (www.scottrade.com) allows individual investors to conveniently, comfortably and cost-efficiently place trades online, while offering the service and added assurance of 180 branch offices.

CBS MarketWatch - MarketWatch.com is an online resource for investing, offering the latest market news and analyst recommendations. It also includes forums and a portfolio section to track your favorite stocks.

About.com Stocks - About.com's Stocks website contains original features on the latest industry news and market trends along with providing introductory stock market terms and helpful hints for those not familiar with stocks.

Morningstar.com - Morningstar provides the latest news, quotes, and investment guidence for all levels of stock market investors. It also provides forums, artciles and other helpful stock market resources.