by Diane Alter
Alibaba stock was volatile this morning (Thursday) after the company reported quarterly earnings. Shares jumped more than 4% at the open, but were quickly down 2.5% in morning trading.
That volatility is typical of Alibaba stock, and it underscores the investing strategy we've been recommending for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) since the 2014 IPO.
Find out what's ahead for the stock market today.
Get your update on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, stocks to watch, the biggest stock market news, and today's best profit plays.
It's tough to be an investor today. This is perhaps the most challenging market since the meltdown in 2008.
The sobering headlines, full of dire predictions and uncertainty about the commodities collapse and the "slowdown" in China, certainly aren't helping.
At the same time, investors need to be in the market to have any hope of growing their wealth.
But here's the thing… No one needs to consign themselves to unnecessary risk and subpar returns.
To learn about how best to stay invested and in the black, I sat down to talk with D.R. Barton, Jr., author of the upcoming book "The Ten Minute Millionaire" and editor of the Stealth Profits Trader research and advisory service.
He told me the specific stocks to look at right now, and just as important, how to buy them. D.R. normally shares these stocks and strategies with his paid-up subscribers, but the market is so dicey right now that we feel everyone would benefit from this.
Why did the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall 222 points today?
Here's how the stock market did today, earnings reports, the top stock market news, and stocks to watch based on today's market moves…
by David Zeiler
Is it time to buy Apple stock?
With shares of Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) down about 28% from last summer's highs, the company is looking more and more like a bargain.
Persistent concerns about slowing iPhone sales and lowered guidance for the current quarter has soured Wall Street on Apple stock.
But this is why it may be time to buy AAPL stock anyway...
Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton wants to extend the Social Security trust fund until 2070.
She intends to do so by targeting this particular American demographic.
Here's what Mrs. Clinton has in mind and what she hopes her SSI reform plans will accomplish...
by Diane Alter
The U.S. Federal Reserve meeting concluded today with a statement release at 2 p.m.
In its first monetary policy decision of 2016, the U.S. central bank left interest unchanged at 0.25% to 0.50%. That decision was widely expected from analysts and investors.
Here's what you need to do now to protect your investments....
by Alex McGuire
The biggest question on every investor's mind right now is, "Will oil prices rise in 2016?"
That's because oil prices are having their biggest impact on the broader market in nearly three decades.
This chart shows the distinct correlation between oil and the S&P 500 right now...
Just a few years ago, Wall Street wrote off Microsoft stock. It watched MSFT shares fall 18.4% in 2012 down to the same levels where they traded in 2009.
Microsoft shareholders were stuck with no price growth and a CEO with no plans to improve the situation.
Then MSFT rose 20.1% in 2015 and looks to climb again in 2016.
Why will Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) stock keep crushing the market? Here are two reasons...
by Tom Gentile
The markets have started the year in a significant nosedive. Any day that we get a bounce, even a slight one, the pundits start asking if this is the bottom.
And you start wondering where you should put your money. Fortunately, you don't have to worry about finding the perfect stock.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a much better way to survive these markets. Here's why...
