Wal-Mart Stores has taken aim at the sweet spot of Amazon.com's  business: the must-have books of the holiday season. Is this the prescription for better Web site traffic?    Read More

There's no question that the publishing industry is struggling and Dan Brown's latest book is providing a much-needed jolt of energy. The author of "Da Vinci Code" still has the magic touch six years later; his latest book sold over a million hardcover copies in the US, UK, and Canada since its Tuesday release. Bertelsmann's Random House says this is its best first day of sales for an adult fiction-title ever.    Read More

It's been six years since Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" debuted, which has since sold more than 40 million copies, and now he's trying to break records and wow booksellers yet again.    Read More

It appears that Barnes & Noble has stepped up its fight in the small but highly competitive market for electronic books. Karen Finerman explains how to trade the sea change.   Read More

All three major US indices had their strongest performance since the second quarter of 2003, when the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite were up 12% or higher for the quarter.     Read More

On the final day of the quarter, all three major US indices are poised for their strongest performance since the second quarter of 2003, when the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite were up 12% or higher for the quarter.     Read More