What's Hot On TheStreet

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What's Hot On TheStreet

'Inside Job' Brings Gordon Gekkos to Life Movie-goers at this week's New York Film Festival, taking a break from the exploits of Gordon Gekko, will have the chance to boo the real-life characters behind the economic meltdown of 2008 with Charles Ferguson's documentary about the financial crisis, "Inside Job."

Icahn Piles Into Motorola, Take-Two and Hain Carl Icahn spent more than $100 million on Motorola MOT shares this month. The billionaire investor also sank $27 million into Hain Celestial HAIN over the past few weeks and $10.5 million on XO Holdings (XOHO) earlier this month.

BRIC-Beating Nation Soars 313% in 18 Months When it comes to emerging market investing, BRIC nations -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- dominate the headlines. They're big, important countries. And together, they make up about half of the iShares MSCI Emerging Market Index EEM, one of the most popular exchange traded funds.

Foreclosures Make Up 24% of Home Sales Foreclosed homes accounted for 24% of all residential sales in the second quarter of the year, according to the latest data from RealtyTrac, a firm that monitors the foreclosure market.