If the fifth lightest trading volume of 2012 was like watching paint dry, you won't find Sherwin-Williams complaining. The stock climbed 5.84% in its best showing for 14 months, and scored an analyst upgrade this morning.
Financial stories to think about over the weekend: A look at gold from a very different perspective; the 10 companies expected to be the most profitable in 2011; and Quora's growing popularity.
Among Thursday's top online stories for investors: 12 semiconductor stocks that could really run in 2011; why Facebook won't go public; and how Quora is quickly overtaking twitter.
China's plans to cut exports of rare earth minerals -- used in alternative energy technologies -- has the rest of the world scrambling. In the U.S., the country's first new rare-earth mine in more than a decade is set to reopen.