by Jim Bach
This week, the International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) stock price has gotten a reprieve from what has been a long, painful downtrend, as it looks to break above new five-month highs.
IBM stock is up on news about a promising IBM-Chinese partnership, and a product cycle refresh in its mainframes that should help IBM recoup some of its lost revenue in hardware over the last few years.
But don't be so quick to jump in on IBM stock just yet...
by Diane Alter
The Facebook stock price today is up 0.32% pre-market to $84.43. Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) stock hit an all-time high yesterday, March 23. FB climbed 0.81%, or $0.68, to close at $84.48, while the three major benchmarks closed in the red.
FB shares are up 8.28% year to date. Last week the Facebook stock price had its biggest weekly gain in eight months.
Check out how FB's new market cap ranks among the market's biggest:
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Energy stocks have struggled lately. Since this time last year, the overall sector has dropped 11% while the S&P 500 index rose almost 13%.
But it's important to note: this has left some of the biggest high-yield energy dividend stocks on sale – so investors should grab some shares for a bargain to collect dividends. Because oil will head higher again.
Here are three picks we like to get you started...
by Alex McGuire
Explosive growth in oil production has provided master limited partnership (MLP) investors a wave of new opportunities – and a MLP ETF is the best way to tap the sector's best opportunities.
The low price landscape is being reshaped by a wave of M&A activity.
Here's one MLP ETF that will benefit from the industry's changes...
by Jim Bach
By the end of the year, Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) will let go of its 15% stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA).
What as of late been the most significant Yahoo stock price driver will no longer factor into the day-to-day trading decisions of investors buying and selling Yahoo. This sounds dire.
Good Morning! Stock futures today (Tuesday) forecasted a 42-point gain for the DJIA from yesterday's close.
What to Watch Today: Investors will react to a busy economic calendar. This morning, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard called for a raise in interest rates during a speech in London. Consumer price and new homes data are on tap this morning, which will affect both consumer discretionary and housing stocks during today's session.
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China, reinforced by its recent mega gas-purchase deals, has been turning to Russia for some time as an economic partner. Now, it seems, the only other billion-plus population country may be doing the same.
Rather than looking west, India is looking east, and contemplating its future as part of a Eurasian union.
From numerous angles India's future is bright. As you'll see, now's the time to get in on it...
How did the stock market do today? All major benchmarks erased earlier gains in the last 15 minutes of trading to close in the red. The Dow Jones fell 11 points.
Investors weighed fluctuations in the U.S. dollar and its effect on global commodity prices. Gold prices rose $3.10 to hit $1,187.70 per ounce. Silver prices climbed one cent to $16.89 an ounce.
Here are the day's top stories, plus our new profit tip for investors...
by Jim Bach
Right now investors should be investing in mutual funds that provide stability – not ones that chase yield.
A case can be made for the Fed doves who want to see rates stay low for a while, or the Fed hawks who want rate hikes now.
Small-cap stocks are soaring above the broader market right now, and you can capture those gains now with a small-cap ETF (exchange-traded fund).
Over the last five months, the Russell 2000 has gained 20%. In the same time, the Dow has gained just 9.6%. The S&P 500 is up 10.5% in that time.
And the hot streak isn't over for small-cap stocks, according to Money Morning's Small-Cap Investing Specialist Sid Riggs.
