by Alex McGuire
There are 11 upcoming IPOs this week expected to raise a combined $1.63 billion.
The largest and most anticipated deal this week is the Fitbit IPO, which will be the first consumer electronics IPO since GoPro.
Here’s a look at the Fitbit IPO and the rest of this week’s upcoming IPO calendar...
The Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) share price traded up slightly this morning after the company announced it will be launching its own video-streaming service in China. BABA shares climbed to $87.17 shortly after the opening bell.
The service will be known as Tmall Box Office or TBO. According to Reuters, it will offer a mix of in-house and third-party content, similar to Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX).
Here's why this announcement is so important for the Alibaba share price moving forward...
by Jim Bach
Last year, commercial hydrogen fuel cell vendor Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq: PLUG) was a darling.
It climbed 565.2% in three months, settling at $10.31 by March 10, 2014. But it's since fallen in big way.
Is this stock worth a look? Here's what to make of this hydrogen fuel cell maker...
Futures for the Dow Jones today (Monday) forecasted a 93-point decline from Friday's close on news that debt talks between Greece and its international creditors collapsed on Sunday afternoon.
This morning, the Dow received some positive news when CVS Health Corp. (NYSE: CVS) gained 1.2% after the company announced a deal to operate pharmacies inside of Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) locations. In addition, Alibaba Holding Group Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) announced plans to launch its own streaming service in China.
Here is the rest of the news moving the Dow Jones today...
by Tom Gentile
During the past month we've welcomed in thousands of new subscribers over at Power Profit Trades.
Many of you have started out with "paper trading" on my picks and are excited at the prospect of pocketing the gains in real time.
Taking advantage of technologies that veterans like me didn't have when we started trading is a great idea! I know it's not like real trading, but one of the things using a "virtual" account will do is help you get familiar with order placement through the platform you intend to use BEFORE you commit real money.
For those of you already on "live" platforms, congratulations! You're already enjoying gains.
Beginners are also working through the "how to get started" phase of investing in options. In fact, the most common question I get is "how do I open an account?"
For those of you not yet receiving Power Profit Trades, or for anyone who hasn't traded yet because of concerns over opening a live account, let me take the fear out of what is an easy process.
Just follow my lead…
Since moving to New York City back in the early 1990s, I've witnessed incredible changes in brokerage firms and the financial services industry.
Back then, it took weeks to get an account opened, most trades were done over the phone, and commissions were unbelievably high.
In the last 20 years, however, due to competition and technology, all three of these things have drastically improved for the retail trader. Competition has driven commission prices down to levels that are barely factored into risk and reward these days, and technology has allowed us to get instant quotes and fills in the blink of an eye.
For the new options trader, it all starts with opening your first options account. The good news is that opening up an options account online is quick and easy.
But before you get to that step, there are a few things you need to understand first...
Stocks have struggled to rally in recent weeks, but that hasn't stopped the IPO market from offering investors the chance to leave reason behind.
Last week, two particular deals demonstrated that while the overall market is expensive, pockets of it are undeniably in a bubble.
Here's what you should know about the IPOs and the week…
Here's what you should know about the IPOs and the week...
Editor's Note: Investors are being treated to a huge year for buyouts and deal-making, with the numbers topping $406 billion across the market. In the red-hot games and entertainment segment, M&A activity is taking on a strategic quality that has the potential to ignite returns for investors who pick the right targets. Here to run down the best companies vying in the takeover stakes is Bill Patalon…
I'm going to start by letting you in on a simple-but-powerful investing secret.
And that secret is this: Never buy a company's stock just because you're betting on a buyout.
That's a poor, poor bet.
Now, if you have a stock where you've identified multiple potential catalysts – and a buyout is one of those possible big-gain triggers – that's a different story.
And today we're going to tell you about two stocks where a buyout is one of those potential big-profit triggers.
So let's get started…
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by Shah Gilani
The bond market crash in Europe is inevitable, which means that banks and financial institutions will tumble too. There's not a better opportunity to make money short-selling.
You could walk away with a bundles of cash.
Here's how to play the falling bond prices overseas...
by Diane Alter
The Facebook stock price today was relatively flat after the company's shareholder meeting Thursday, where Facebook unveiled its reality headset.
One proposal at the meeting could have reduced CEO Mark Zuckerberg's control over FB stock.
Keep reading for the result...
