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October 2014 - Page 20 of 24 - Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From
Dow Jones Today Plunges 272 Points in Biggest Drop Since July 31
The Dow Jones today slumped heavily after renewed concerns about global growth reemerged and investors took money off the table ahead of earnings season.
This afternoon the International Monetary Fund announced it had slashed its global economic growth forecasts for the third time this year.
Here are the other top stories from today’s trading session…
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Gets the Last Laugh as Samsung Earnings Drop
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) just gained major traction against rival Samsung. The South Korean-based company slashed its Q3 guidance late Monday night, revealing a 60% drop in quarterly operating profits.
Forget Cars; Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) Wants to Power Your Entire City
The small lithium-ion batteries that Tesla Motors Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) uses to power its luxury $70,000 (base price) electric cars look very similar to the AA batteries you put in your television remote. They're about 2.5 inches long and the Tesla Model S sedan uses thousands of them to travel for 265 miles on a single charge.
But the applications for these tiny batteries are much bigger than just electric cars...
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) Stock Will Bring "Legacy" Profits to Investors
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) and BABA stock have long been compared to Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) and eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), but according to Money Morning's Executive Editor Bill Patalon, those comparisons are way off.
In fact, Patalon says Alibaba is actually more like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) the retail giant that has made its initial investors incredibly wealthy since it went public in 1969.
Investing in India: 600 Million Reasons to Keep Your Eyes on This Country
At Madison Square Garden on Sept. 28, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to our nation's top corporate and political leaders that India is now open for business.
As old as India's culture is, millions of its citizens seek the contemporary American dream of opportunity and prosperity.
Here's how Modi plans to deliver on this promise - and what it means for those investing in India...
Stock Market Futures Down Today on Weak European Data
Stock market futures, Oct. 7, 2014: The U.S. stock markets slipped on Monday during a busy day for the tech and healthcare sectors.
In a surprise announcement on Monday, Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) said it will split into two separate companies and lay off nearly 5,000 employees. The firm will split into two listed companies, one a personal computer business and the other a manufacturer of printers. Hewlett-Packard shares were up more than 4.5% on the day.
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Add Easy "Muscle" to Your Returns
Former Fidelity Magellan Fund manager Peter Lynch used to tell investors to "buy what you know."
It's good advice.
Granted, you may not be able to do that with every investment you make.
But if you look for as many opportunities as possible to employ this philosophy, chances are you'll end up adding some real muscle to your portfolio.
Is Buying Alibaba Stock a Gift to Chinese Hackers?
In all the excitement over the Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) IPO, there are some investors who are saying no to buying Alibaba stock – all because of where it does business. They think that Alibaba has to be working with the Chinese government, which is thought to be hacking into U.S. businesses on an enormous scale.
However, as Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald points out, passing on a company like Alibaba comes with a cost to your portfolio.
In this video, Fitz-Gerald talks about this issue as well as where he thinks the Alibaba stock price is headed…
Investing in Biotech Stocks: Use This One Simple Strategy to Limit Risk and Maximize Gains
It's a common thought that investing in biotech stocks is just too risky for the average investor – but that's not the case.
It's true that biotechnology stocks can be very volatile – especially when companies have developmental drugs going through clinical trials – so they aren't the right stocks for every investor. But when investors are able to limit risk, they can find their portfolio's biggest profits from biotech.
Money Morning's BioScience Investment Strategist Ernie Tremblay recommends investors use this one simple strategy when investing in biotech.
It helps limit risk and maximize profits. Take a look…