by Jim Bach
Our 2015 top stock picks show that it's been a good year for information technology and data center solutions.
But we're not as thrilled about companies like International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) and its sudden turnaround in stock price.
Here's what we're more excited about this year...
By the end of June, more than 7.5 million Americans could see their Obamacare premiums skyrocket.
That's when the Supreme Court is expected to rule on King v. Burwell. It's an Obamacare ruling that asserts that Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA) subsidies only apply to citizens who purchased their insurance over a state-run exchange.
King v. Burwell wants to invalidate those subsidies.
Here are the top 10 states that could see the most people impacted by this decision...
by David Zeiler
Snapping up a few shares of Xilinx stock looks like a pretty good idea right now.
That's because Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) has moved to the top of the list of possible acquisition targets in the semiconductor industry.
Acquisitions mean higher stock prices.
In baseball and football, making the cover of Sports Illustrated is the Holy Grail recognition achievement.
In modeling, it's the cover of Vogue.
And in the world of innovation, making the cover of Popular Science gives you top bragging rights.
And we've found a company that just has...
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by Alex McGuire
The WTI oil price today broke the benchmark's three-day losing streak amid a surging dollar and new inventory data.
Although prices are experiencing a long-term recovery, some producers are getting beaten down by debt across the board.
Here's how their collapse will open up profit opportunities in 2015...
Our new stocks to buy list comes from Money Morning's Executive Editor Bill Patalon. Patalon has picked as many as 185 winners since he launched his Private Briefing investing service just three years ago.
Patalon is a 30-year veteran analyst of business, economics, and financial markets. In his daily column for Private Briefing, he gives his readers invaluable investment advice, contrarian investing views, and the best stocks to buy to maximize gains.
Here are five of the best stocks to buy that Patalon recommended this week...
by Alex McGuire
Thanks to expiring oil rigs and lower supply, oil prices are heading toward $73 by mid-summer.
That means it's time to consider crude oil ETF investing if you want get in on the profits from the price rebound.
Here's everything you need to know about crude oil ETFs...
by Jim Bach
The International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) dividend may well be the one good thing about IBM stock right now.
It certainly eases the pain of the last two years, where the company has struggled to regain highs it hit in March 2013.
But don't be so quick to jump on the stock solely for that IBM dividend...
by David Zeiler
It's not as dark for FSLR stock as it looks.
First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) stock took a 7.28% hit Tuesday after a brutal downgrade by RBC Capital Markets. FSLR shares closed at $51.06, down $4.01 on the day.
RBC analyst Mahesh Sanganeria warned that Tempe, Ariz.-based First Solar would not meet its revenue and profit targets this year and next. And he whacked his 12-month price target from $54 to $34.
But FSLR stock is not the disaster that Sanganeria described in his note...
