Last week's OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria, was billed as the most important gathering of the cartel in years, with huge implications for crude oil prices.
The meeting's importance was felt almost immediately. After OPEC nations announced they would not cut oil production, oil prices plummeted. WTI crude oil is now down 37.8% from June and Brent oil is down nearly 40%.
The Dow Jones jumped more than 100 points Tuesday to close at a new record high, fueled by a soaring dollar, strong auto sales, and big gains in energy stocks.
The VIX, the market's fear gauge, fell more than 9%.
Here are the top stories from the stock market today…
Today I want to reintroduce you to a biotech stock that Wall Street has been pricing as though it were dead money.
This biotech company recently filed a stellar earnings report. But those earnings were slightly off analyst expectations, and the share price dipped.
by Tara Clarke
Apple stock (Nasdaq: AAPL) saw a 6.4% "mini-flash crash" on Monday. It had investors worried the AAPL stock rally is over.
But Monday's dive shouldn't scare investors. This mini-crash was actually a good thing...
At the OPEC meeting in Vienna last week, the cartel decided to maintain oil production levels. WTI crude oil prices fell to $63.72 in the aftermath. That's a 37.8% drop since June.
Money Morning's Global Energy Strategist Dr. Kent Moors is in Dubai this week meeting with some of the world's top oil policymakers.
Here's his inside look at OPEC's impact on oil prices...
by Shah Gilani
The Fed was the center of debate during congressional questioning on Nov. 21.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren compared the Fed's job to that of "a cop on the beat."
In response, New York Fed President William Dudley put his foot in his big mouth.
by Tara Clarke
Best stocks to buy roundup:Last week, our experts highlighted 11 of the best stocks to buy to play today's hottest market trends – including plummeting oil prices, S&P volatility, and more.
You can get them all here, for free...
by Diane Alter
Our new dividend-paying stocks list for this week includes 25 companies that have just hiked their payouts or delivered a special dividend for investors.
Investing in dividend stocks remains a popular choice as we near 2015. We've now hit six years of near-zero interest rates and an aging bull market.
Following are the notable dividend enrichments from the week ending Nov. 28, 2014.
Good morning! Futures indicate the stock market today will rise from yesterday's close. The Dow and the S&P 500 are forecasted to increase on rising oil prices and another surge in Asian markets.
What to watch today: keep an eye on global commodity prices in today's trading session, as global oil, gold, and silver prices are all rising.
Modern medicine, for all of its sophisticated drugs, complex gadgets, and amazing surgical procedures, rarely cures anything. It treats. It manages. It postpones the inevitable.
But return a patient to normal, optimal health?
Seldom…
