by Diane Alter
Several airlines report earnings Thursday, including American Airlines, United Continental Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Air Group, and JetBlue Airways.
Today's hot stocks to watch also include a couple of tech heavyweights, a key automaker, a pair of drug giants, and more.
Here’s our full list of eight stocks that will be on the move today as earnings season continues…
I love corporate spin-offs – and you should, too.
With spin-offs, companies unlock hidden values in their operations and pass them on to shareholders – offering low risks and high probabilities of market-beating profits.
And the past month or so has produced a bonanza.
First, eBay Inc. said it is spinning off its very successful PayPal digital payments firm. Then, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced that it plans to divide itself in half.
And most recently, security software maker Symantec Corp. joined in and said it's splitting in two.
Overall, spin-offs are estimated to be worth $1.6 trillion so far this year.
by Jim Bach
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) stock rose 4.5% today (Wednesday).
But why? Slight revenue growth was the only good thing to come of YHOO's earnings report Tuesday.
That's why YHOO investors need to see some key events take place to improve Yahoo's outlook.
Negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the European Union regarding Russia's supply of natural gas to Ukraine collapsed again Tuesday.
Despite another stalemate in the discussions, the three parties will resume talks next week. Until then, the gas taps in Ukraine will remain closed.
Money Morning's Global Energy Strategist Dr. Kent Moors joined CCTV again last night and detailed the enormous impact these failed negotiations are having on both countries.
Here’s who has the most to lose if a deal isn’t reached soon…
by Tara Clarke
Dear General Motors (NYSE: GM),
It's been a really bad 2014. Between recalls and lies, we're not surprised GM stock's dropped more than 25%.
Here’s how you did in Q3 earnings today – and how we think readers should play your stock right now…
U.S. stock markets slumped Wednesday afternoon after a sell-off of two important bellwether companies and a shooting at the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa spooked investors. The Dow Jones today dropped 153 points, while the Nasdaq fell 36 points.
Here’s a look at the top stories from the stock market today…
As the Dow and Nasdaq try to regain their early October losses, our technology-focused investing service is outperforming both indexes.
In fact, 16 stocks in this portfolio rose yesterday with average gains of 3.6%.
If you haven't yet met the tech investing specialist behind these stock picks, take a minute to read this subscribers-only update from Michael A. Robinson. He's a 34-year Silicon Valley insider who tells investors how to beat the market in his Nova-X Report.
The best tech investment to make today centers around some jaw-dropping technology – and I had the chance to see it firsthand.
You see, if I'm going to recommend an investment, I'd better have a good idea of what the company does and how they do it. And you can't find that on a website. So I was excited about my recent visit to a small firm to dig up the details on our unstoppable "human augmentation" trend.
But I never thought I'd witness this...
by David Zeiler
The world's first Bitcoin IPO is on track to launch on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in early December, paving the way for more Bitcoin stocks to go public in over the next few years.
The company is Melbourne-based Bitcoin Group. Right now Bitcoin Group runs a cryptocurrency arbitrage fund, but is planning to expand into Bitcoin mining if the IPO succeeds.
by Shah Gilani
Beleaguered and desperate borrowers caught in the student loan debt trap need immediate help.
There is a way out for them. That same way out could also rein in college costs. But it's blocked by law. Obviously, the law has to be changed.
It can be done in just one step - here's how we can get there...
