by Tara Clarke
Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) will report third-quarter earnings tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 3) after closing bell.
We're still betting CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his popular social media platform won't disappoint. The Facebook stock price just hit an all-time high of $104.88 on Oct. 29.
by Diane Alter
The Dyax stock price surged 33% to $36.68 Monday morning after Irish drug giant Shire Plc. (Nasdaq ADR: SHPG) agreed to buy the American biotech company for $6.5 billion.
Under terms of the deal, Dyax Corp.'s (Nasdaq: DYAX) shareholders will receive an upfront cash payment of $37.50 a share. That's a 35% premium to Dyax's closing price on Friday. It also values Dyax at $5.9 billion.
The Dyax stock price has now climbed 156% in 2015. Here's how investors should play the stock now...
The rapid consolidation of the semiconductor industry is one of the biggest trends in tech right now.
In fact, a new Dealogic report says that chip firms have announced $100.6 billion in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) so far this year. And we've still two months to go in 2015.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average today (Monday, Nov. 2, 2015) dipped 10 points as this week's November jobs report takes center stage.
Investors are anticipating the November jobs number will play a central role in the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates during next month's Fed Open Market Committee meeting.
Here's what else you need to know about the Dow Jones Industrial Average today...
China's grave dancers have taken great pleasure in convincing millions of investors that the nation will never succeed based on any number of erroneous arguments…
…not democratic
…not capitalist
…not worthy of world leadership
Underneath it all, this was little more than thinly veiled contempt for Beijing's 35-year-old "one child" policy. Called yousheng, the law has averted an estimated 400 million births over the years in the name of modernization and efficient resource consumption.
Now that law's been scrapped, and couples will be allowed to have two children.
The White House and much of the mainstream media wasted no time posturing after the announcement. Press Secretary Josh Earnest, for example, noted that the policy is a "positive step," but that "we also look forward to the day when birth limits are abandoned altogether." Amnesty International said bluntly that the policy change was "not enough."
They're missing the point.
China's policy reversal is the gutsiest move yet in the ongoing global financial crisis. It's a game changer of the highest magnitude. Moreover, it's great news for savvy investors.
Today we're going to talk about why and, of course, how to align your money for maximum profits…
Here's how to align your money for maximum profits.
Markets produced their strongest returns in four years in October – ignoring a steady stream of bad economic news and lousy corporate earnings.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 8.5% while the S&P 500 jumped 8% for the month. The Nasdaq Composite Index was driven higher by strong big tech earnings. It skyrocketed by 9.38% and is now back above 5000.
Last week's gains were muted with the Dow rising 0.1% or 16 points and the S&P 500 rising 0.2% or 4 points, so perhaps the jubilation is ebbing. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.4% on the week.
