There are three reasons why the WTI oil price is down today.
The biggest one is the debt crisis in Greece, which came to a head yesterday after Greek citizens voted against bailout conditions.
by Alex McGuire
There are three reasons why the WTI oil price is down today.
The biggest one is the debt crisis in Greece, which came to a head yesterday after Greek citizens voted against bailout conditions.
Here's a breakdown of how all three have caused the oil price drawback over the last week...
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average for Monday, July 6, forecasted a 125-point decline from Thursday's close as traders brace for the consequences of Greek voters' decision to reject European austerity measures that would allow them access much-needed financial assistance.
Meanwhile, the nation's finance minister Yanis Varoufakis resigned from his position, stating that his absence in the future could potentially enable Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to reach a deal with creditors.
Here's what else is moving the Dow Jones Industrial Average today...
With Apple so often on the cutting edge of technology, it is easy to treat its latest breakthroughs as the status quo for such an innovator.
That typically leaves real unclaimed value on the table when it has a new product or service in the market.
But the newest big story out of Cupertino is hardly the status quo – even for a firm like Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL).
I'm talking about the new streaming music service it has just introduced, Apple Music. It's a game changer in a market I've been familiar with since its inception.
America celebrates the July 4th holiday under the threat of homegrown terrorism while global financial markets face a trifecta of threats from Greece, Puerto Rico and China.
As we await the next chapter in the ongoing Greek debt mess, something of interest is happening right here in the U.S.
For the first time in my memory (which goes back more than four decades in this business), the energy market's normal supply-and-demand trade-off has been fundamentally altered.
As I have explained on several occasions in Oil & Energy Investor, overleverage will hamper some U.S. producers, while the inability to replace volume extracted due to the expenses incurred exceeding the wellhead profits will cause significant problems for others.
Put simply, some companies are going out of business. Either other corporations will acquire their assets (including producing wells and land leases) in what is shaping up as a major new M&A cycle, or they will simply go bust.
We have talked before about investor opportunities from this cycle. Today, however, I want to emphasize something else that is having a more direct impact on how you should be selecting your investment targets moving forward.
Here's where the best opportunities are going to arise...
The 51st Bi-Annual Paris Air Show was the event of the year for the Aerospace industry.
Held in Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France, this prestigious air show has brought together industry leaders from across the globe to hunt for new commercial opportunities – and over 2115 exhibitors marketing their latest and greatest projects.
As the largest and longest-running aerospace trade show in the world, the Paris Air Show features companies from over 44 different countries, 285 official delegations, 3,100 international journalists, and nearly 139,000 professionals year after year.
But you don't have to be perusing the Parisian halls of Le Bourget to be a part of the action.
For investors like us, the Paris Air Show is a tipping point for the entire aviation industry.
Investors look at this week-long battle royale as a make-it-or-break-it moment to see who will be the leaders in this highly competitive industry and who is likely to come up short.
I've been telling you for two years now that we are in the midst of the largest aviation boom in history. This is an industry that analysts believe could soon topple $5.6 trillion in the next few years.
No doubt, that's a big number. But it greatly understates the potential that tech investors can find in aviation-related plays.
But that is just the tip of the iceberg...
by Tara Clarke
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma just shelled out $23 million for a property in New York's Adirondacks that was once owned by William A. Rockefeller, Jr.
But that's no dent in Ma's overstuffed wallet. The co-founder and acting chairman of Alibaba is both the richest man in China and the 18th richest in the world.
by Shah Gilani
It's true! Starting sometime next year, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is going to start lending money to the 99%.
But don't bother getting all suited up with hat in hand for a visit to a local branch of Goldman Sachs Bank USA (with its $73 billion in deposits) – there won't be one.
Here's how to capitalize on something we've seen coming for a while...
by Shah Gilani
It's a match! The Match.com IPO is definitely happening. It's been confirmed. Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq: IACI) will spin its Match Group of properties into a separate company.
We refined our strategy for profiting from this major "disruptor" catalyst.
Here's your "golden" game plan...
by Alex McGuire
How much is a barrel of oil today, 7/2/15: Oil prices are seeing a soft rally today on the coattails of a bullish U.S. jobs report.
Despite today's gains, oil prices have fallen by more than 1% over the last week.