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Tesla Motors Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) stock is up 622% in the last year and 66% in 2014. TSLA hit another all-time high last week following the announcement of the Tesla Gigafactory, which could revolutionize the lithium ion battery market.
Trading around $250 per share, investors are wondering what to do with Tesla stock.
by Tara Clarke
Gold prices today (Monday) hit a four-month high, surging over 2% on fallout from the Ukraine-Russia conflict; silver prices climbed alongside.
The yellow metal lost 28% in 2013, logging its first annual loss in 13 years. Behind the plunge was the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to scale back its bond-buying program; however, gold has begun to steady since.
What investors need to know of the conflict’s market effect, here…
by David Zeiler
In the aftermath of the grim Bitcoin news about the collapse of the Mt. Gox exchange, it's clear we're going to need a lot of answers about how much money could have gone missing without being noticed.
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The IPO calendar is busy again this week with three companies going public on Friday, March 7.
Year to date, 57 companies have gone public in the United States, and it's still only the first week of March. Through the first three months of 2013, only 36 companies filed for IPOs.
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by Diane Alter
Dividend stocks update: Hunting for dividend-paying stocks with the highest yield might seem like the simplest strategy for investors seeking income, but it's not the best strategy.
First, choice is limited among quality stocks – only 13 S&P 500 Index components boast yields more than 5%. Moreover, outsized yields often accompany a big drop in a stock's price.
The 2014 IPO market is full of hot tech companies going public, including social media IPOs – and the Weibo initial public offering will be the biggest of those this year.
If the name doesn't resonate stateside, it's because the company is a Chinese social media platform. But an $8 billion target for its IPO and a listing on an American stock exchange would certainly increase its name recognition in the United States.
by Tara Clarke
Today (Monday), U.S. oil futures hit a five-month high on fallout from the Ukraine conflict, further supported by inclement weather across the United States.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for delivery in April rose to a session high of $104.65 a barrel, the highest since Sept. 23.
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by Diane Alter
Buoyed by a recovering U.S. economy, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) posted a record profit in 2013 and is upbeat about the future.
Run by the iconic Warren Buffett since 1965, Berkshire has grown from a textile manufacturing company to now include 80-plus businesses that run the gamut from insurance to railroads to utilities to ice cream. The Omaha, Neb.-based conglomerate consists of some $117.5 billion of a variety of stocks.
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Most money managers are happy when they can figure out how to beat the S&P 500 for two consecutive years. But we've discovered the best investment that has crushed the S&P Index for 12 consecutive years.
And it's set to outperform broad markets again in 2014.
The correlation between this strategy and investor returns is just too powerful to simplify or dismiss.
Stock market news today, March 3, 2014: The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.30% to finish at 16.321.71 on Friday. The Nasdaq fell by 0.25% to close at 4,308.12, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.28% to end at 1.859.45.
Winter Storm Titan will continue into the late afternoon today on the East Coast of the United States. Despite today's bout of nasty weather, the markets will remain open in New York.
Here are the five biggest stories moving markets today:
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