by David Zeiler
Money Morning's "unloved" stock to buy this week is German automaker Volkswagen AG (OTC ADR: VLKAY).
An unloved investment is one that's been beaten down – but is actually a great value. Investors then get an amazing entry point into a good long-term investment.
While Volkswagen stock had a tough 2014, Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald prefers VLKAY to trendy Tesla Motors Inc.
Investors don't like Volkswagen's zeal for acquisitions and worry about falling U.S. sales.
But Wall Street needs to take a longer view on Volkswagen stock...
by Alex McGuire
The current price of oil per barrel today (Monday) showed no sign of breaking its downward spiral. The long-suffering energy sector caused widespread losses in the U.S. equity market.
Late Monday morning, both WTI oil and Brent oil hit new six-year lows.
Here's where prices are headed now...
The Dow Jones today plunged 96 points after crude oil prices crashed more than 4% this afternoon. With Saudi Arabia unwilling to cut production, oversupply concerns continue to cripple the price of oil.
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), the market's fear gauge, was up more than 11% on the day.
Here's a look at what moved the Dow today...
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While gold price trends mostly stem from changes in supply and demand, that's not the full story. Sometimes the value of the U.S. dollar changes the gold price – and this can cause a misleading view of the true value of gold…
Determining how much a change in the gold price is caused by U.S. dollar fluctuations helps to measure the true value of gold. And there's a tool that does just that.
by Jim Bach
The major indexes may have fallen this year, but many of Money Morning's stocks to invest in for 2015 are already seeing big gains.
One of our top stock picks is up almost 30%, and Money Morning Defense and Tech Specialist Michael Robinson still sees a lot of room to grow.
by Tara Clarke
As of Jan. 9, Jeff Bezos' net worth was $27.8 billion according to Forbes. His company Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) – the largest Internet retailer in the U.S. – had a market capitalization of $137.98 billion.
The man Wall Street has come to know is a visionary who doesn't conform to typical big business management. That's evidenced every quarter in the last three years. Amazon continues to post impressive sales numbers, coupled with earnings per share (EPS) losses. The company hasn't turned a profit since 2012. Despite pressure to improve Amazon's bottom line, Bezos steadfastly reinvests the company's massive sales. He hasn't faltered from his strategy of diversification and growth.
Investors are left wondering where the company is headed next and more importantly, when it will turn a profit.
That's why we put together a list of five facts you didn't know about Jeff Bezos. Perhaps the best way to determine where Amazon is headed is a greater of understanding of the man behind its wheel.
The billionaire - who just celebrated his 51st birthday Jan. 12 - is a true original...
If we had to describe all of the amazing new products and technologies we saw at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 last week, we'd need to take up 10 columns.
Amid all the hype this year, the hugest buzz was about one trend in particular. And, of course, there are ways for all of us to profit from this new technology our fellow Americans will be buying up in record numbers.
So, let's hit the floor of CES 2015 to find them...
The terrorism "trend" is moving your money today. When it comes to the proliferation of one of the six primary trillion-dollar trends – War, Terrorism, and Ugliness – there's no ignoring the truth.
But while conventional wisdom is that terrorism has a negative impact on your money, in reality, the effect is quite the opposite.
by Diane Alter
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk took time out Jan. 5 for an interactive "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) session on Reddit.
Musk, also CEO and founder of Tesla Motors Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA), and cofounder of PayPal Inc., was peppered with questions from Reddit users. The online Q&A session attracted more than 8,000 comments over a few hours. Questions ran the gamut from personal to technical to trivial.
Why did so many hop on to Musk's AMA? Musk is a visionary. He was at the forefront of the digital payments revolution with PayPal. He shook up the traditional auto market with Tesla's luxury electric car line. He has transformed space travel with SpaceX. Indeed, NASA awarded SpaceX a $2.6 billion contract in September 2014 to transport U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
Dow Jones futures today (Monday) forecasted a 48-point gain over Friday's close. The Dow closed Friday down more than 100 points after December's jobs report revealed a drop in wages, oil prices slumped, and concerns about terrorism in France raised geopolitical concerns across the continent.
The fourth-quarter earnings season officially kicks off today as aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) announces results today.
Here's what else you need to know about the stock market today...
