Facebook and Microsoft: Friends against Google

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

The social network, set to go public next week, is seen forming closer relationships with Microsoft as each takes on rival Google. See full story.

How to play nice with the bears of summer

Strategists are mixed on what sectors to favor in the summer but most agree the traditionally bearish season should be milder this time around. See full story.

How to play nice with the bears of summer

Strategists are mixed on what sectors to favor in the summer but most agree the traditionally bearish season should be milder this time around. See full story.

2012 Range Rover Evoque

If you like the exterior style, and loads of luxury inside � and you�re well-to-do � the Evoque sets new standards for a smaller SUV. But there�s that nagging question of Range Rover�s reliability, writes Ron Amadon. See full story.

Toyota RAV4 EV: Will anyone buy it?

Perhaps I�m missing some vital piece of information, but I can�t imagine more than a handful of people willing to spend twice the cost of a gasoline-powered RAV4 to have an electric version. It doesn�t make sense. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

Those who advocate more inflation as a way of boosting economic growth here in the United States are playing with fire, writes Irwin Kellner. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Home prices in a majority of the markets covered in Zillow�s Home Value Forecast are set to bottom this year � if they haven�t already, according to a Zillow report released on Wednesday. See full story.