Three words seem to sum up Ron Paul's perspective when it comes to investing: gold, gold, and gold.Marketplace featured a story Thursday on Ron Paul's investment strategy of buying gold. Marketplace's Bob Moon interviewed Jason Zweig, an investing columnist from the Wall Street Journal. On the...

The stocks of the following dividend-paying companies are trading more than 20% higher than six months ago and all are within shouting distance of their 52-week highs. B&G Foods (NYSE: BGS): The New Jersey-based maker of shelf-stable foods, such as Cream of Wheat and Joan of Arc brands,...

Restaurant chain operators McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) reached new multiyear highs of $98.43 and $35.00 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. McDonald's has a target for 2012 of adding 1,300 new restaurants and remodeling of 2,400 existing restaurants. And...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) is “cutting the numbers. I say buy, buy, buy some Deere & Company (NYSE: DE)." Cramer said that Monster Worldwide (NYSE: MWW) was “not a good call for me. I like it down here." For Twin Disc (NASDAQ:...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that NovaGold Resources (AMEX: NG) is a “very speculative stock. If you believe in gold long term, then I'll bless it." For Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), he said, "I think you're fine with J&J. I don't like all the recalls,...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU) is the “only Chinese stock I'm recommending. I think it's a real good buy and the growth is there." Cramer said that Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) is a “cult stock and it's very hard. There's no real...

Ending a strong week in the stock market, consumer goods makers Boston Beer (NYSE: SAM) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) reached new multiyear highs of $105.08 and $34.05 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. Boston Beer is heavily shorted by the bears despite the stock's surge from...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Siemens (NYSE: SI) is the “cheapest stock in Europe and I want to buy it." For RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD), he said, "We had a big run in that one. I want to go (sell). Business is too up or down these days." Cramer said...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) “gave you a gigantic dividend boost. They're terrific." Cramer said that Pengrowth Energy Trust (NYSE: PGH) is a “high-yielding energy stock. Well played." He advises investors to sell Radioshack (NYSE...

NPR's All Things Considered featured a story on Friday regarding growing discontent in the US over Congress and lawmakers' sentiments on political problems in America. In October, a CBS News/New York Times poll showed that Congress' approval rating had sunk to 9 percent, an all-time low. It...