Andrew Leckey

Q. I own shares of Verizon Communications Inc., and I'm disappointed with how it has performed. What is your view of this stock? G.T., via the Internet A. The wireless...

Q. I own shares of Coca-Cola Co. What's the company's outlook now that it has a new chief executive? C.V., via the Internet A. The first-ever outside search by the...

Order party poppers. Bake a cake. Let's plan a coming-out party for MCI, the company formerly known as WorldCom, which will relist its stock on the Nasdaq stock market in...

Q. I'm a conservative investor who never liked technology stocks until I recently bought Microsoft Corp. shares. What are the expectations for this company? M.M., via the Internet A. Shares...

One of my favorite reader letters arrived several years ago: "Dear Mr. Leckey, I am an 88-year-old investor who follows her portfolio very carefully. Could you suggest some good growth...

When I visited the Chicago Board of Trade with my high school economics class, my fellow students and I giggled about serious adults trading in something called pork bellies. Today,...

Q. I read that Target Corp. is going to sell Marshall Field's and Mervyn's. What is your opinion of its stock? --R.F., via the Internet A. This popular retailer is...

Q. What's your opinion of mobile phone makers Nokia Corp. and L.M. Ericsson? I like prospects for the industry and I'm trying to decide where to invest. --W.H., via the...

Bank of America once was based in San Francisco with the name Bank of Italy because founder Amadeo Peter Giannini catered to small farmers of Italian descent. After the city's...

If the tech business were a book, it would be "Great Expectations." Take cell phone-maker Nokia Corp. Several years ago I met with Chairman and Chief Executive Jorma Ollila in...