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Best stocks to buy for the week ending March 7, 2014: Geopolitical concerns in Ukraine sparked a shift to gold, crude, and grains early last week, while stock futures suffered. But as the week unfolded, investors came back to the stock markets with cautious optimism…
All eyes were on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index – it closed at 1,878.04 on Friday, marking its fifth record closing high in the past seven sessions. It increased 1% over the course of the week.
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week up 0.8% to close at 16,452.72. And the Nasdaq dropped 0.37% by Friday to close at 4,336.223.
Despite market volatility, investors still have plenty of opportunities for profit. Money Morning keeps readers current on the best stocks to buy now and the best investing moves to make for any market conditions. Here's what we covered last week:
- On Tuesday, Money Morning Defense & Tech Specialist Michael A. Robinson showed investors how to identify "double-your-money" tech stocks with these five clear-cut rules. And he didn't leave readers hanging – Robinson delivered a hot biotech stock that has double-your-money potential right now…
- Money Morning Executive Editor William Patalon III wrote about a rallying stock known as the "eBay of Latin America." On Friday, shares surged 10.56% after the company reported earnings and sales that smashed expectations. The key to the report is company growth moving forward – and Patalon liked what he saw…
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- Money Morning Global Energy Strategist Dr. Kent Moors wrote of heightened demands for gas last week, from the additional rise in power generation, to feeder stock for petrochemicals, vehicle fuel, added industrial use, and the advent of a significant rise in global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade. The threat of an interruption in Ukraine's gas supply had immediate, worldwide economic consequences, illustrating just how weighty this market has become. That means a unique opportunity for U.S. LNG stocks and exports…
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