Does Microsoft plus Yahoo! equal Google? Should investors heed the cautionary advice of one of Wall Street’s top money managers?  Is the housing market really recovering?  In this installment of Motley Fool Money, we'll tackle those questions, share three stock ideas, and discuss the relative merits of Amazon.com, Chipotle, Costco, eBay, McDonald's, and Starbucks.   

Existing home sales rise for the third straight month. The Dow crosses 9,000 for the first time since January. And Amazon, Apple, Chipotle, eBay, Ford, JP Morgan, McDonald’s and Microsoft report earnings. So what does the week’s big business news mean for investors? In this installment of Motley Fool Money, we’ll give our take, offer up 3 stock ideas, and talk about the relative merits of buying shoes online.

Big banks rack up some big profits. Google's cloud rains on Twitter's parade. Wal-mart goes for the green. And Apple slaps Palm. In this installment of Motley Fool Money, we tackle those stories, share three stock ideas, and discuss the wisdom of Flannery O'Connor.

 

GM reemerges from bankruptcy. Google announces plans for a new operating system. Amazon cuts the price of the Kindle 2. The SEC continues to examine Apple’s disclosure about Steve Jobs’ health. We'll talk about what it all means for investors, share some investment ideas, and debate Levi Johnston’s value if he were a stock.

 

The unemployment rate hits a 26 year high. Bernie Madoff gets hit with a 150 year sentence. And Wal-mart takes some hits for its support of employer mandated health coverage. So what does it all mean for investors? In this installment of Motley Fool Money, we tackle those stories, debate the relative merits of Home Depot and Lowe’s, and get under the hood of high-tech car safety company AutoLiv.