Stocks to Watch: Intel, Finisar are Friday’s stocks to watch

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Oracle, Smith & Wesson, and Family Dollar.

American consumers will have more buying power this holiday season. According to Morgan Stanley’s Ellen Zentner and Paula Campbell, US households have about $129 billion more discretionary income — money left over after tax payments, interest payments, and spending on necessities like food and transport — this year than last …

Harvard University is concerned about “frothy” markets. So it’s looking to hire short sellers — investors who bet that a stock will fall. The head of Harvard’s massive endowment — worth nearly $38 billion — warned that current market conditions “present various challenges to investors.” “This environment is likely to result in lower future returns […]