For a few minutes of pure, unfiltered, scream-out-loud fun, nothing beats a ride on a roller coaster. We’ve rounded up the world’s most exhilarating rides, from old-school wooden wonders to towering ...

The following is an excerpt from Kirr Marbach & Co.’s second-quarter client letter, available at www.kirrmar.com. After the S&P 500 Index closed at an all-time high on Feb. 19 (its 60th all-time high ...

What is it about roller coasters that appeals to riders? Is it their sense of wild abandon, the feeling of pushing the limits of what is possible? Maybe it is the way to rise and fall, like giant ...