by Tara Clarke
The biggest scams threatening your money are on the rise – and they're getting more sophisticated.
The absolute best way to avoid risk to your wallet is simply to be informed – by quickly picking up on the warning signs your money is under attack, you can take immediate action.
The Dow Jones today suffered its steepest drop since July 31st, with tech stocks leading the plunge.
The dive was fueled by a sharp downturn in shares of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), which fell 3.8%. Concerns about software glitches in its iOS platform and structural problems in the iPhone 6 Plus are heavily weighing on the stock.
Now, here are more top stories from the stock market today...
We're entering a rising interest rate environment for the first time in 33 years.
This is a watershed market event – a shift really – that will change how you invest. In a moment I'll explain what it means for your money and detail three of the best investments you can make now to protect yourself and profit.
But first I want to show you why I'm so certain, not only that rates will rise, but what is going to cause it.
It all comes down to one number.
Several pundits attributed yesterday's spike in oil prices to the recognition that the fight against ISIS in Iraq-Syria will be a long one. As usual, the 30-second TV wonders missed the boat.
Of course, the ongoing chaos in the Middle East is certainly a factor. To the extent that oil traders begin to calculate its impact into their risk models, there will be an effect.
Investors looking for Chinese stocks to buy in 2014 got an amazing opportunity with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA), the largest IPO in U.S. history, when it started trading Sept. 19.
While Alibaba (which is actually based in the Cayman Islands, not China) is the biggest player in the Chinese e-commerce market, it's not the only company with huge growth potential in the country.
Just last week, two major pharmaceutical companies announced that they are working together on a new Alzheimer's drug – and that's great news. But it may be a decade away from becoming reality.
But another biotech company is zooming ahead in the race for the cure – and its drug is in late-stage phase 3 trials.
In other words, there is a way to both fight Alzheimer’s and supercharge your portfolio – today…
by Tara Clarke
Corporate corruption is so rampant it's laughable, and this Dilbert cartoon sums it up nicely.
Visit Money Morning for the top stories on Wall Street's bad behavior. Here are the latest...
Stock market futures were red across the board this morning (Thursday) following yesterday's trading session that saw U.S. markets post their largest gains in five weeks. Also this morning, the Commerce Department announced that orders for durable U.S. goods sunk by a record 18.2% in August due to fewer airplane contracts. The decline came after a record high 22.5% gain in July.
Here are the top stories in the stock market today…
It appears that the move by Warren Buffett-backed Burger King Worldwide Inc. to buy iconic Canadian fast food chain Tim Hortons Inc. (USA) and relocate to Canada to lower its corporate tax rate was the straw that broke the camel's back when it comes to tax inversion deals.
One has to wonder whether the wily Mr. Buffett was not only trying to make money but doing his best to accelerate much-needed tax reform when he agreed to finance BKW's expansion into the northland…
by David Zeiler
Many investors would like to be able to get a piece of the success that activist investors like Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn enjoy.
Over the past decade, activist-run funds have returned nearly 267% – more than double that of the Standard & Poor's 500 index.
What many don't realize is that figuring out how to profit from the moves of today's biggest activist investors is easier than it looks.
Here's how you can piggyback on their success...
