by Tara Clarke
Want to know who is the richest person in each state?
For the first time in its 98-year history, Forbes has compiled the data, which it published in late April. Now inquisitive people across the nation are free to compare their own fortunes to those of the top dogs in their respective states.
Get the full list here - plus exactly how each of these moneybags gained his or her wealth...
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China has just made another strike against the U.S. dollar with a new “world bank” – the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
By now 57 countries have been approved to join forces in this $50 billion global economic “superpower” cooperative – and the United States is not one of them.
Here’s what China’s new world bank means for the U.S. dollar in 2015…
by Jim Bach
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Tesla Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has never shied away from the public eye.
This has many wondering why a SpaceX IPO hasn't happened yet.
But in a new book on Musk, we get a glimpse into why investors can't yet buy SpaceX stock...
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The Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) stock price today quickly climbed 0.8% to $91.41 around 10:00 a.m. The spike came after the company announced its film unit, Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd., will be raising an additional $1.57 billion.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Alibaba Pictures will be selling 4.2 billion new shares to raise the capital.
by Alex McGuire
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Now is a great time to look for top energy stocks to buy because of low prices in the energy market.
Low energy prices have primed the sector for M&A activity, which will make the market a lot leaner by the end of 2015.
Here are the best energy stocks to buy now as firms adjust to the new climate...
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It sure has been amusing to watch the instant oil experts trying to shove their "square peg" explanations into the "round hole" price of oil this week.
So why do these analysts keep getting it wrong? Is it because they have vested interest in oil falling for short plays?
Maybe. But there's another force afoot as far as the price of oil is concerned...
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Stock futures today (Thursday, June 4) forecast an 83-point increase from Wednesday's close as bonds around the world fall to eight-month lows.
Yesterday the DJIA rose 67 points after investors cheered domestic economic data and the Federal Reserve affirmed the U.S. economy was growing at a "modest to moderate pace" in the second quarter. The Fed said that the economy expanded between April and May in the Beige Book, which surveys respondents on overall economic activity.
Here's everything you need to know about the stock market today...
by Peter Krauth
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"If you don't own gold, you don't know history…"
Those words were uttered recently by Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, the single-largest hedge fund on the planet, with a whopping $170 billion in assets.
Dalio has produced almost 15% annually for over two decades, and now he's warning anyone paying attention that it's time to own some gold. He believes there's just too much risk in not owning gold today.
Let's take that concern for risk and turn it into our profit. Here's how...
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Find out what the DJIA index and other stocks did today…
Get final numbers, stocks to watch, biggest news, and today's best profit plays.
by Diane Alter
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A high-dividend ETF is an exchange-traded fund that lets investors own a handful of dividend stocks with good yields.
"Good" yields are about 2.5% or higher.
You can get three high-dividend ETFs right here - yields as high as 6.3%...
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