by Diane Alter
After several consecutive months of job gains near or above 200,000, the streak came to an abrupt halt with the December jobs report – reminding everyone how fragile our economy still is.
Payroll growth last month slowed to the slowest pace since January 2011. Employers added a skimpy 74,000 jobs in December, Friday's Labor Department report revealed.
With CEOs being kicked out of hotels and a barrage of wearable-tech products, we wish we were among the 152,000 visitors at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014.
The biggest reason for attending: the innovation, especially wearable tech. Everything from "smart" watches to glasses to golf gloves were on display.
This is the stuff that everybody's been talking about...
by Diane Alter
Precious Metals News: Silver prices today could slip if the December jobs report comes in higher than expected.
Silver prices traded in tight range Thursday ending the day a touch higher, up $0.076, or 0.31%, at $19.61 an ounce. But the price of silver fell Wednesday after strong ADP data. The ADP report showed 238,000 jobs were added in December, above the 200,000 expected. The U.S. dollar index edged higher following the ADP report, and metals were clipped.
After a solid start this year, silver prices have since slipped...
by Sid Riggs
On Monday, members of the Small Cap Rocket Alert family kicked off 2014 with a bang when one of our recommendations, a small-cap biotech company, rocketed ahead 90% in a single day's trading.
A 90% gain in a single day is fantastic, but some of my subscribers reported amplifying those returns by way of options – pulling single-day gains of 700%, 776%, 1042%, and even 1,500%.
Typically those kinds of returns are relegated to professional traders using proprietary computer programs to maximize gains while keeping risk at a razor-thin level – but they don't have to be.
by Diane Alter
Yes, you're reading this correctly – Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ICPT) stock more than tripled today (Thursday).
ICPT shares surged 300% in trading today after an analysis by an independent safety committee showed its liver disease drug met the main goal of a mid-stage trial. ICPT stock closed at $275.49, up 280.56% from Wednesday's closing price of $72.39. The stock climbed as high as $305 in intraday trading.
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Stock Market News Today, Jan. 9, 2014: U.S. stocks are fairly flat today, with all three indexes down just a smidge, weighed after today's jobless claims report that was on par with analyst expectations.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average today is down slightly at 16,456, while the Nasdaq Composite Index is off 0.12% at 4,160. The Standard & Poor's 500 is down less than a point at 1,837.
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There's no better place to start your search for the best oil stocks to buy now than deep in the heart of Texas – especially its shale formations.
Texas has two of the largest shale formations in the country. One, the Eagle Ford shale in the southeast part of the state, has been a hot topic among investors for years.
And two companies already operating there will be first in line for the profits...
by David Zeiler
When Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) misjudged the mobile wave of tablets and smartphones, it sentenced Intel stock to several years of stagnation.
But after Intel Chief Executive Officer Brian Krzanich's keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014 in Las Vegas Monday evening, it's clear the world's largest semiconductor maker is determined not to repeat that mistake with wearable technology.
It's a smart strategy; wearable technology is one of the top growth areas of consumer tech. Research firm IHS says the wearable technology market will triple from $10 billion in 2013 to $30 billion in 2018.
Here's what Intel is doing to capture this vital new market...
The Consumer Electronics Show 2014 (CES 2014) kicked off Monday morning from Las Vegas, giving tech enthusiasts four full days of mind-blowing innovation.
It also gives them a peek at the wacky side of innovation…
CES showcases more than 3,200 exhibitors – among them 140 startups – during its four-day run. Most of the popular products showcased are new, improved versions of tablets, computers, and smartphones – products you'll soon see on retailers' shelves.
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Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) stock rose 2.9% yesterday (Wednesday) ahead of today's fourth-quarter earnings report due after the bell.
Analysts are projecting earnings of $0.06 per share, down from $0.11 last quarter. At $5.54 billion, revenue estimates for AA are in line with the consensus estimate.
Alcoa used to be an earnings bellwether, although is no longer considered as one. Still, its earnings report is considered the official start to earnings season and is monitored for clues to global economic health.
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