McDonald's Plan Is Long on Jargon, Short on "Red Meat"
Investors were cool to McDonald's vaunted turnaround plan, which was intended to chart the fast food giant's course to outperformance over the next several months.
What we got was, in Keith's words, "buzzword Bingo." This isn't good...
by Jim Bach
The question about Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) is not necessarily, "How does Yahoo make money?" but rather, "How does Yahoo still make money?"
Online advertising is a tough business to be in, especially when other bigger players are dominating. Yahoo is in trouble.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) stock has fallen 25% in 2015. Today, it hit its lowest value to date at $77.77.
As the company prepares to announce quarterly and fiscal-year earnings on Thursday, May 7, now is one of the best times to buy Alibaba stock.
Money Morning experts are extremely bullish on BABA stock now. In fact, Money Morning's Defense and Tech Specialist Michael Robinson recently said Alibaba "could be the single-greatest wealth opportunity of our lifetime."
Here are the five biggest reasons to buy Alibaba stock now...
U.S. stock futures for Tuesday, May 5, forecasted an 8-point increase over Monday's close.
On Monday, The DJIA Index jumped 46 points as healthcare stocks surged higher. Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) pushed the financial sector into the green. New U.S. factory goods orders notched their highest jump in eight months as a stronger dollar continues to bolster profits for domestic companies.
Today's biggest pre-market movers are VRX, MDLZ, and HLF. Here's everything you need to know now...
Editor's Note: The Keystone Pipeline has created one of the biggest political debates of the last five years. And you're about to hear a lot more in the media as the we move closer to the State Department's final ruling on the project.
But what is the truth about Keystone? And where are the lies hidden? More importantly, where can we invest to exploit its ongoing political soap opera?
We've asked one senior energy analyst to write the following exposé on the pipeline. He asks not to be identified because this analysis is so controversial.
What you'll find in today's segment, and the two that follow, will shock you. If you want to finally know who really benefits from Keystone – and how this one single project could keep energy sector growth stagnant – then read on…
The Keystone XL Pipeline saga should be laid to rest in the coming months when the U.S. State Department issues its final ruling on the project.
The DJIA Index jumped more than 46 points on Monday as healthcare stocks surged higher and shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) pushed the financial sector into the green.
Merger talks reemerged in the cable industry as Charter Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: CHTR) executives have reached out to Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) management to discuss a possible deal.
Here are the day's top stories, plus top stocks to watch...
by David Zeiler
A rapid-fire string of good news over the past week has help nudge up the price of Bitcoin.
A week ago the Bitcoin price was hovering around $225, somewhat disappointing since just six weeks earlier it was threating to break through the $300 level.
But then we started to get some major positive Bitcoin news. Over the past few days, the Bitcoin price is up about 7%, trading in the neighborhood of $240
There's a lot of money to be made in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market. And we expect to see a lot more through the end of the year.
What's most important to know about this lucrative sector, however, is which "Tech Takeover Targets" to pay attention to.
So here are three stock you shouldn't ignore...
by Jim Bach
Lately Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) stock has been getting some unwanted attention from short sellers. A lot of traders see CHK stock weakness, and they want to profit from an anticipated fall in the CHK stock price.
There may yet be a compelling case to buy CHK stock. Natural gas prices have regained slightly, meaning the March lows could signal a bottom. Perhaps its oversold? Maybe it's in for a nice pop on a short squeeze?
Here's what you'll want to consider before buying this natural gas giant...
A group of 35 analysts surveyed by Thomson/First Call have an average price target of $106.9 for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) stock. That represents a gain of almost 32% from today's opening price of $81.17.
But our Alibaba stock price prediction sees BABA climbing much higher than that in the long term.
