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Jonathan Finger of Finger Interests back on with me on "Countdown to the Closing Bell" today. As the search for CEO Ken Lewis' replacement at Bank of America heats up, Finger's thoughtful and measured voice is getting louder once again. He's been one of the most vocal critics of bank management and he's got the decibels to back it up: He owns more than 1 million shares of BAC. BAC's head of ... read more

Studies show texting while driving causes some 29 times MORE accidents than drunk driving. Oy. I know, we're all guilty of having done it (or at least thought about it) over the years, but today on Fox Business we found the guy with the solution: The founder of a new company called DriveSafe.ly may have *thee* invention of the year.  You download his app for free and it turns your phone ... read more

It's not like we didn't know a change at the top of Bank of America was coming, but nonetheless, it still sort of feels like everyone was caught flat-footed by the official announcement today anyway. Ken Lewis will leave by the end of the year. He was running the company during a stunning set of missteps starting in 2008, not the least of which was a merger with Merrill Lynch that resulted ... read more

Honestly, I don't know what to think. While today we pulled back, Dow 10,000 seems like a fait-accompli, a done deal. Market sentiment and momentum appears to be favoring hitting that milestone... it's what happens AFTER it touches that psychological level that really matters. Let me assure you, we WILL hit Dow 10k again. But will it last? David Tice, the longtime Prudent Bear and now Chief ... read more

Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald is one of the smartest guys on Wall Street and in business. He was my exclusive guest today on "Countdown to the Closing Bell" to talk about banks, our financial systems and the best investment environment as we look to the future. Please take a moment to hear one of the true pros on the street. --Liz read more

I deal with business people every day. Most are big-time capitalists who believe in the almighty dollar: make it at just about any cost, short of committing a crime. (the jury is still out on some financial institutions regarding  THAT one...) And in the rough-and-tumble, down-for-the-count world of real estate right now, brokers are slashing prices left and right, trying to fill vacancies any ... read more

It's September of 2009 and business at the 99 Cents Only Stores is good enough to inspire a doubling of the company's stock over the past year. Eric Schiffer is the CEO and let me tell you, this is the kind of guy you either want to work for, or want working FOR you.  We brought him on my 3pmET show, Countdown to the Closing Bell to talk about how a discount store chain like his has been ... read more

Look, there's no way around it. Macy's, like many department stores, has sales that are way down year over year. But Chairman and CEO Terry Lundgren told me today on Countdown to the Closing Bell that he definitely feels like the worst is over and that consumers are coming back, albeit slowly. Here's what I didn't know before that I learned from him today: --The very first thing he looks at ... read more

Disgraced former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski is taking another shot at freedom. Kozlowski is serving a minimum of 8  1/3rd years (and a maximum of 25 yrs) in state prison near Utica, NY for grand larceny and stealing more than 100 million dollars from the company he used to lead. He was convicted on charges he took the money in the form of bonuses.  The prosecution relied on testimony from ... read more

Using his daughters as an example of why newspapers will most likely die a prolonged but definite death, billionaire financier Wilbur Ross told me today he probably won't be doing any distressed investing in beaten-down newspaper companies. In a FOX Business exclusive today, Ross and I talked about some major market issues including whether the FDIC has relaxed the rules enough to make ... read more