Markets rose modestly on Monday after investors weighed data from earnings season.
The Dow Jones today gained 40 points to close at 16,449.25. The S&P 500 is on its longest winning streak since October, rising 7 points to close at 1,871.89. The Nasdaq gained 26 points to close at 4,121.55, up for a fifth straight session.
Here's your recap of five of today's major market events...
The IPO calendar is slower this week than it has been for some time, but there are still four companies hitting the market for investors to choose from.
This year has seen more companies hit the market than any in the past decade, and the healthcare industry has led the way. That trend continued this week as three of the four companies going public operate in the healthcare industry.
Here's what investors need to know about each of this week's four initial public offerings...
by Shah Gilani
It's earnings season. And for company players, the game is about trying to beat analysts' estimates, to get your company's stock to pop so you look better than your reflection.
But the game is rigged. And like high-frequency trading and so many other "institutionalized" games on the Street that are sucking the life out of other people's dreams, it's not illegal.
Here's how earnings are manipulated, and why it should be stopped...
by Diane Alter
Fresh off a holiday shortened week that left all three major benchmarks up 2%, stocks headed higher Monday kicking off a busy week.
Earnings, M&A activity, and analyst upgrades were pushing share prices higher.
Following are 12 of Monday’s hot stocks to watch.
by Tara Clarke
Our experts' most recent recommendations for the best stocks to buy tap into some of the hottest sectors on the market today.
Three oil stock picks play on Texas' Eagle Ford shale formation, which, since its beginning in 2009, has already surpassed the Bakken Shale in North Dakota as the largest tight oil formation in the U.S. One healthcare sector stock is a great choice because it's "Obamacare-proof."
by Diane Alter
Dividend stocks lost some appeal last year when investors' primary focus was on growth. But with greater emphasis now on value, dividend payers are back in fashion.
Boding well for income seekers is that annual dividends by S&P 500 companies are projected to grow 9.9% this year to a record $39.98 a share, up from $34.80 a share in 2013.
Here are 25 companies that boosted or initiated payouts for the week ending April 17.
Last week, the S&P 500 had its best week since July 2013.
Markets rebounded from a sharp tech sell-off with support from strong earnings in banking, retail, and Internet stocks. For now, positive data from China and the U.S. has overshadowed concerns about the possibility of increased conflict in Eastern Europe.
It sets up an interesting week on the horizon.
Here are the five stories you need to know to make your Monday profitable...
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Since the early 1970s, most major oil deals have been transacted in "petrodollars."
But that system has become increasingly challenged in recent years.
The conflict in Ukraine right now has only served to exacerbate things.
As America leads the charge to impose Western sanctions on Russia, it's a plan that's not only backfiring, but leading to opportunities for those who understand the consequences…
According to a Reuters report this week, Alibaba could file for an initial public offering as soon as Monday, April 21, meaning an IPO date for the Chinese e-commerce company is just months away.
Analysts estimate that the IPO could raise $15 billion and possibly as much as $16 billion for Alibaba. That would be the biggest U.S. IPO since Facebook Inc.'s (Nasdaq: FB) highly publicized 2012 debut. Facebook's public offering raised $16 billion and was the largest tech IPO in U.S. history.
Here are three stocks that will keep basking in that glow right up until the Alibaba IPO...
