by David Zeiler
The Apple stock price got a small bump from the patent deal with Ericsson (Nasdaq ADR: ERIC) Monday.
The deal is global and settles issues with the earlier technologies, as well as setting terms for the use of the current 4G-LTE standard. But it also includes some provisions that will boost the AAPL stock price over the long term.
Here's what Apple gets out of the Ericsson patent deal...
What you do every day has a major impact on your wealth. Reading, in particular, is a "rich habit," according to author Thomas Corley, who spent five years studying the lives of rich people and poor people.
Reading provides three key elements successful investors need: mental stimulation, knowledge, and stress reduction. All help you form new brain pathways called synapses while strengthening existing mental connections.
And each one of these eight investing books will help you get a profitable head start on 2016.
Martin Shkreli's net worth may have just afforded him release from jail, but the infamous "pharma bro's" fortune is about to suffer a deep cut.
Not only did stock in one of his company's fall over 50% following his arrest, but there are others looking to sue the "most hated CEO in America"…
Here's how much Shkreli is currently worth - and how much he stands to lose...
by Alex McGuire
xFitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) stock is up 38.7% during its six-month run as a public company.
And our Fitbit stock price prediction shows the firm will maintain that momentum in 2016.
In fact, we see shares moving higher next year for two important reasons...
by Diane Alter
The Nike stock split takes place Wednesday, providing investors with two shares of Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) for every one they already hold.
Investors now are asking, "Should I buy NKE?"
Here's everything you need to know now...
After the first Fed interest rate hike on Dec. 16 (Wednesday), investors are anxious to know when the next rate hike will be.
Wednesday's quarter-percentage point (0.25%) Fed interest rate hike was the first since June 2006. The Fed's vote to raise rates was unanimous, signaling its increased confidence in the U.S. economy.
Future rate hikes in 2016 will be based on these factors...
Good morning! The Dow today (Monday, Dec. 21) gained 139 points in the opening hour.
Today the Dow Jones Industrial Average is still reacting to the Federal Reserve's decision last week to raise interest rates .
Crude oil prices came are at 11-year lows to open the market. Fears of oil glut and a pricing war between OPEC and non-OPEC producers dropped the price to $34.53 per barrel.
Here's what else investors need to know about the Dow Jones Industrial Average today...
by Diane Alter
The U.S. solar industry will continue to soar in 2016, and we've picked three of the best solar penny stocks to watch in 2016.
The latest information from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows the U.S. solar industry installed 1,393 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity in Q2 2015. That was the highest Q2 total in U.S. history.
Here's a look a three solar penny stocks for 2016...
by Sid Riggs
The micro-trends I'm tracking now suggest that 2016 may be the most profitable small-cap investing climate we've seen since the late 1990s.
That's because so many little companies are sitting right at the starting line regarding some of the world's most exciting trends.
And as small-cap investors, we get to tap into them before anyone else.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average today fell more than 300 points.
