by Alex McGuire
The Fitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) stock price is up 26.6% since the company went public in June, but shares have plunged 21.1% in the last three months.
The recent volatility has investors wondering if they should buy Fitbit stock now.
Here's how you can play the tech leader today...
by Diane Alter
Valeant (NYSE: VRX) stock tanked 7% to $102.95 Friday.
Shares sank after the company said it is ending its relationship with Philidor RX, a pharmacy used to boost sales of some of Valeant's pricey drugs.
Here why the VRX stock price has further to fall....
by David Zeiler
It's almost certain a yuan reserve currency will become reality 11 months from now, triggering a foreign currency shift of as much as $2 trillion – an existential threat to the U.S. dollar's status as the world's primary reserve currency.
Last week, Bloomberg reported that International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials have told Chinese officials that the yuan will join the organization's basket of reserve currencies "soon."
Here's why this will make the yuan a disruptive force...
The Tesla Motors Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) stock price has tanked 13.9% in the last month, and many are wondering if this is a good time to buy Tesla stock now that it's at a discounted price.
Tesla Motors is under extra scrutiny this week as the company prepares to report quarterly earnings after the bell on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Here's what you need to know before you think about buying Tesla stock...
The Ted Cruz tax plan got some much-needed attention during CNBC's Republican National Debate on Wednesday evening.
The Texas senator would like to overhaul the current tax code and impose a 10% flat tax
Here's a breakdown of everything else Cruz wants to do...
D.R. joins Varney & Co. to talk about a possible December rate hike. He also weighs in on the healthcare sector.
D.R. talks to CNBC about a pair of tech stocks moving in opposite directions.
Find out what's ahead for the stock market today.
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by Lee Adler
Don't believe any headlines that claim there's a housing "recovery" in the United States. The truth is, there is no single family housing industry to speak of today.
What for generations was a main driver of U.S. economic growth has been brought down by the past seven years of the Federal Reserve's zero-interest-rate policy (ZIRP). ZIRP has been a disaster for the U.S. economy, the middle class – just about every facet of American economic life has suffered from this fiscal disaster masquerading as coherent monetary policy.
Today I'm going to show you five charts that tell the story of exactly how much damage the Fed has done to U.S. housing. Most are derived from this week's release of new home sales data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
by Tom Gentile
The mindset of short-term options trader is to get in, get out, and turn profits quickly – typically, the more efficiently you can use your capital, the better.
But for those from a long-term, buy-and-hold background, this short-term, options-based way of generating income can be a lot to take in.
So today, I'm going to show you a long-term options trading strategy sure to boost your portfolio...
