Stock market futures today are down 15 points, falling on Greek political turmoil and a continued decline in oil prices.
Among the top stories in the market today are new numbers from the holiday season, including optimistic news on Apple devices and shipping delivery estimates from two industry giants.
Here's what else will be moving markets today (Tuesday)...
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Sit down before you read this…
It's going to make your head spin and, worse, change the way you think about what's real in America.
Christmas came early this year, for the market that is, by way of a gift from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
However, this branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce didn't put its gift under anybody's tree. They put it over all of us.
The gift was headline news that the "third revision" of the third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) number showed the U.S. economy grew at a whopping 5% annualized rate, not the 3.9% rate posted in the "second revision."
That sounds like good news, right?
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DJIA Today: The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 15.5 points on Monday, as markets reacted to falling energy prices and renewed geopolitical concerns about the debt situation in the nation of Greece.
Despite oil prices rising this morning over Libyan supply problems, prices fell sharply in the afternnon. This dragged the energy sector down in the process.
Here's a look at today's top market stories...
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Oil prices today (Monday) dropped to new yearly lows after spending much of the morning on the rise.
At 1:00 pm EST, WTI oil fell more than 3% to $52.90 per barrel for February delivery. Brent oil was down 2.8% to $57.79 in afternoon trading.
Here's why crude oil prices are so volatile today and what investors can expect now...
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Investors could be gearing up for a 2015 stock market correction, even after the Dow 18,000 milestone last week.
Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani told viewers of Fox Business' "Varney & Co." on Christmas Eve that the red hot markets could be overheating.
Here's just how big that correction could be...
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Money Morning's "unloved" stock pick of the week is defense contractor Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS).
After a big run-up in 2013, KTOS stock had leveled off this year — until recently. An earnings miss helped spark a big drop of more than 50% from a 52-week high reached in June.
But investor overreacted. Kratos stock now is seriously oversold and poised for a major rebound in 2015.
Here's why KTOS stock will double next year...
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Good morning! Stock market futures today (Monday) forecast a 53 point dip for the Dow Jones. On Friday, the Dow Jones and S&P 500 hit new records, while the Nasdaq hit its highest level in 14 years.
What to watch today: Investors will keep a close eye on events in Greece. On Monday, the nation's parliament will hold a vote to decide whether the body's leading coalition is able to gather enough votes to elect a new president.
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Precious metals haven't grabbed dramatic headlines like oil and gas have.
But the story is no less exiting. And the metals remain a fundamentally critical part of the global economic and strategic landscape.
Indeed, gold and silver took roller coaster-like rides throughout the year, both screeching towards their respective price lows before bouncing, albeit cautiously, ahead.
With the benefit of hindsight and the value of foresight, it's time to look at how gold and silver acted in 2014, and what we can do to profit in 2015.
Let's start with the yellow metal...
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My recent meetings in Dubai highlighted the profound change that will turn the balance of power in the energy industry on its head.
For years, OPEC was the puppet master, and the United States (and the rest of the world) were the puppets. They pulled the strings, and we danced. OPEC set the price of oil. OPEC controlled the supply.
But those days are ending. After dictating the course of oil prices for more than 50 years, OPEC is finding its influence diminished.
OPEC's oil ministers can read the handwriting on the wall as well as anyone. Not only are they about to lose the largest energy market in the world, but they'll soon be competing for the markets that used to be theirs for the taking.
Because in 2015 the United States will start pulling the strings...
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"What's that stench? It's fantastic."
Only the Grinch could love the dreadful customer service, sexist CEOs, and concealed safety issues that were served up by the most-hated companies of 2014.
Here's a list of five firms that "stink, stank, stunk" this year...
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