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2014 IPO Market: What to Watch and How to Profit Now

Through today, 111 initial public offerings have taken place in the United States this year, making 2014 the busiest year for the IPO market since the "Dot-Com" era of 1999 through 2001.

While the size of the 2014 IPO market is huge, the deals are just getting started.

There are still some big profit opportunities awaiting 2014’s initial public offering investors, including what may be one of the biggest IPOs of all time. Here are some of 2014’s biggest upcoming IPOs…

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) Stock Up Ahead of 2nd Annual Shareholder Meeting

Facebook Inc.'s second annual shareholder meeting will bring something new to the table…

This year's gathering, to be held today at the Sofitel San Francisco Bay, could get feisty as it marks the first time stockholders are able to put their own proposals up for vote.

The good news going in to the meeting is the Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) stock price is in much better shape than it was were at the time of its first shareholder meeting.

Here’s what’s up for discussion this year…

Best Investments in Tech: Dial for Dollars with This Smartphone Leader

Ever since Samsung and Apple began warning of a slowdown in smartphone growth about a year ago, the gloom-and-doomers have been writing eulogies for the seemingly ubiquitous product.

But they're way off target.

In fact, one of the best investments in tech today is a company that will be the biggest beneficiary of a market that will expand by 70% in just 5 years.

Find out more about why Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) stock is a “Buy” today…

Sears Stock (Nasdaq: SHLD) Remains on "Death Watch" After Today's Earnings

Sears stock (Nasdaq: SHLD) slumped 4% in premarket trading this morning (Thursday) before announcing financial results for its first quarter, which ended May 3. Overall, Sears posted a loss of $2.24 per share, vastly widening from Q1 2013's loss of $1.29 per share. The numbers were way off from analysts' more optimistic expectations of a projected loss of $1.91 per share. Revenue fell 6.8% to $7.88 billion.

Not much has changed in recent years for the retailer, which merged with Kmart in 2005.

You see, today's earnings are just another "nail in the coffin" in a long line of hits to SHLD stock – in fact, they mark 28 straight quarters of revenue drops for the retailer.

Here’s why investors should continue to steer clear of this “death watch” stock…

Why General Motors (NYSE: GM) Stock Is a "Great Buy" Now

Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani made some unconventional calls on General Motors (NYSE: GM) stock and Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock in a Wednesday afternoon appearance on FOX Business' "Varney & Co."

Shah told Varney that GM stock is now a "great buy," but the real surprise is what he had to say about Apple stock.

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Watch Shah make his case to Varney in the video clip below.

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Stake Your Claim to $70 Billion of Global Growth

Emerging markets frequently promise better returns than their domestic counterparts.

Still, they come with a special set of (manageable) risks that we don't always find at home.

A profound reaction to the Fed's tapering, higher-than-comfortable inflation, current account deficits, and outright political instability have all made for a volatile 2014 in the emerging markets.

It's easy to see why. Investors are worried about how they'll be impacted by the tapering of the Federal Reserve's bond purchases. And now Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Russia, and South Africa are now experiencing inflation of 6% to 7%.

Those same countries are facing current account deficits of between 4% and 7%, which places downward pressure on their currencies and upward pressure on inflation and interest rates.

And political volatility in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and elsewhere are contributing to uncertainty that's reflected in market performance.

But the truth is, for investors who know what they're holding, these emerging markets still hold outsize profit potential.

And taking your share of this growth has never been easier, thanks to these special securities…

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