By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
The growing threat of cyber attacks is corporations' biggest concern in 2014 – but it could also be your biggest profit opportunity.
Even when broader markets fell in January, cybersecurity stocks delivered double-digit gains. FireEye Inc. (Nasdaq: FEYE) surged a whopping 67%, KEYW Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: KEYW) climbed 19%, and Imperva Inc. (NYSE: IMPV) rose 14% in the year's first month.
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By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
While gains were modest across the three major benchmarks today (Tuesday), there was nothing modest about these major gains for Furiex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: FURX) stock.
Shares of Furiex more than doubled in value, surging some 150% intraday. The closed up 129.91% at $105.69. The reason: The company announced that its experimental drug eluxadoline significantly alleviated diarrhea and abdominal pain, which typically accompany irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), in two large late-stage trials.
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By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Best investments for the week ending Jan. 31, 2014: A sharp sell-off in emerging markets, disappointing earnings from several key companies, and further tapering from the U.S. Federal Reserve left markets reeling last week.
Despite the nosedive, investors still have plenty of opportunities for profit. Money Morning keeps readers current on the best stocks to buy now and the best investing moves to make for any market conditions.
Here's what we covered last week:
By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) stock has dropped 10% today (Friday) prompting the Nasdaq to implement a short-sale restriction on the stock.
The short-sale restriction is triggered when a stock falls 10% in one trading session from the previous session's closing price. The restriction aims to prevent share-price manipulation by short sellers.
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By Tim Melvin, Special Situation Strategist, Money Morning - • Print | Email
While just one piece of the investing puzzle, insider buying and selling can provide valuable clues when setting up a stocks to watch list.
When looking at individual stocks, there is a general rule of thumb to follow when looking at insider buying and selling. Mutual fund legend Peter Lynch said it best: "There are many reasons why insiders sell, but only one reason insiders buy." That reason being, of course, that insiders know something about their company that they are certain will drive the stock price higher.
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By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) stock is down about 1% today ahead of its Q4 earnings report, due out after the bell.
Here are the estimates:
This is an ominous sign for shareholders...
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
The biotech boom that began last year has triggered triple-digit gains in some of the best penny stocks to buy today.
Some of our top penny stocks in biotech recommended last year gained as much as 440%, 231%, and 214%. And the biotech sector is going to keep surging – especially the sector's best low-priced buys.
With that in mind, following are three of the best penny stocks in biotech.
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Best investments for the week ending Jan. 24, 2014: Stocks tumbled last week as investors fled global markets amid soft data out of China, and traders dumped crumbling emerging market currencies.
Disappointing Q4 earnings from a number of U.S. companies, including Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Coach Inc. (NYSE: COH), also weighed on markets.
For the week, the Dow dropped 3.5% or 580 points, falling back below the 16,000 level to end at 15,879. The S&P shed 48 points, or 2.6%, slumping below 1,800 to end at 1,790. And the Nasdaq slipped 1.7%, or 69 points, to 4,128.
But Money Morning never slips – investors can always count on us to interpret the big market-moving events, sift through earnings reports, and share the best stocks to buy now.
Here's a recap from last week:
By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Today's Stock Market News, Jan. 28: Stocks ended in the red on Monday after emerging-market concerns and jitters on future corporate growth left investors rattled. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor's 500 both declined, while the lone bright spot was strong quarterly gains reported by Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT).
With our eye on Opening Bell, here are five stories to watch in today's market:
By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Dividend stocks update: Last week was painful for investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its steepest weekly slide since November 2011. And the broad-based Standard & Poor's 500 Index had its worst week since June 2012.
But dividend stock investors are comforted knowing a steady stream of income from dividends helps soften the blow of falling stock prices.
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