by Jim Bach
The European Central Bank quantitative easing regime is officially in full swing.
European Central Bank data released last Friday indicated as much. The sovereign bond-buying program began March 9. And in just two weeks, Eurozone central banks had already purchased 26.3 billion euros. This is all while economic indicators seem to point toward a recovery.
More than a third of Americans have nothing at all saved for retirement. Fortunately, the tech sector provides the kind of returns Americans need to reach their retirement goals.
One of the best ways to build wealth with tech stocks is to focus on those with the potential to double.
by Alex McGuire
Natural gas is often defined by its utilities. It generates electricity, heats homes, and fulfills countless other needs.
It's rarely defined by its trade – which is why we're going to break down how natural gas futures work in the commodities market.
Here's a rundown of how this essential fossil fuel is traded every day...
by Tara Clarke
Greece is on track to run out of money in two weeks.
Unless officials can alter its current burn rate, the Mediterranean country will hit a cash wall on April 8, according to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.
Exactly how much does Greece owe?
The country is 323 billion euros in debt ($352.7 billion) – more than 175% of its GDP.
These four charts help to put that number into perspective...
Today's pre-market movers include Kraft Foods Group Inc., who saw its stock skyrocket on news of a merger with H.J. Heinz Co.
However, the broader stock market today is hardly getting the same kind of lift. Dow futures forecasted a small decline from the Dow close yesterday.
The best small-cap stocks can double or triple investors' gains over the broader market. The Russell 2000 is up 20% in the last five months, while the Dow has gained 9.6%.
Despite the huge gains small-cap stocks can deliver, many investors steer clear of them because of their volatility.
But investing in small-cap stocks doesn't have to be scary. You can add this growth to your portfolio if you just start with the basics.
If you want to lose all of your money, you could do worse than tune in to CNBC on a regular basis.
The network is a cheerleader for an overvalued stock market and the Federal Reserve policies that have pumped it up – and which are steering the economy straight into another recession.
Seven years after the financial crisis ripped across the globe, the world is mired in debt. This is particularly worrying since the "Debt Supercycle" that began 30 years ago is now supported only by the largesse of increasingly shaky central banks.
Today the world is buried in more than $100 trillion of debt. Hanging over that is another roughly $700 trillion of derivatives. Is it any wonder many economies can't grow when they have to service all of that debt and face such systemic risk?
Of course, the cheerleaders on CNBC have absolutely no clue about what is going on… and the dangers of this ignorance are too important to ignore.
Yes, there are some thoughtful, experienced journalists working at CNBC like David Faber and Steve Liesman- whose pained expression when enduring his colleagues' hyperbole tells a story in itself. And Rick Santelli continues to point to the dangers of what the Fed is doing.
Unfortunately much of the substance of Mr. Santelli's excellent reporting gets lost in his proclivity for ranting rather than reporting.
The DJIA index dipped 104 points Tuesday. Why the decline? Expectations for a faster rate increase by the Federal Reserve outweighed improving economic data.
New home sales hit a seven-year high in February, a sign of surging demand in the housing market. Existing home sales were also up 1.2% in February despite bad weather.
Here are the day's top market stories - plus our new profit tip for investors...
by Alex McGuire
Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s (NYSE: CHK) stock has fallen 39.5% in the last year amid quarter-over-quarter earnings losses.
For billionaire investor Carl Icahn, it's the perfect opportunity to increase his stake at a discount.
Here's how you can benefit from Icahn's strategy, regardless of how CHK stock performs...
The Uber IPO will be one of the most hyped initial public offerings in history when the ride-hailing company comes to market – which could be this year.
A $1.2 billion round of funding in December valued Uber at more than $41 billion. It operates in more than 250 cities across 55 countries. With that most recent funding round, Uber has now raised eight times as much capital as its closest competitor Lyft Inc.
But before an Uber IPO can occur, the company has some major issues it must fix.
And the biggest problem that could derail an Uber IPO today is how many places have banned Uber...
