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Friday's action notwithstanding, in which gold prices rose as the stock market sold off, safe-haven assets are suffering at the expensive of equities and other riskier assets. That's what happens when the global economy appears to be picking up steam.

Chances are, every day you use products from Colgate-Palmolive, Clorox and Kellogg. These companies have solid balance sheets and their shares offer investors a reliable stream of dividends. But are their stocks attractive, given the prospect of deflation? DailyFinance's Nikhil Hutheesing and Dan Burrows face-off on the companies, the stocks, and whether they should be in your portfolio.

With General Motors Corp. (GM) filing for bankruptcy protection, it will no longer be part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index. The question is what stock will replace it. One main consideration will likely be a company's market capitalization. If other, current components of the index...

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported net income slipped by 58 percent in the quarter as oil prices and demand dropped sharply. The results of 92 cents earnings per share missed analysts' expectations of 96 cents. Dow Chemical (DOW) reported its quarterly profit fell 97 percent as its sales dropped 39 percent...