Facebook stock (Nasdaq: FB) is nowhere near its potential.
Here's why we've been touting it as a "Buy" – and 3 details from FB earnings today that prove it…
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New IPOs This Week Led by Shell Midstream Partners (NYSE: SHLX)
This week's four new IPOs will look to raise a combined $955 million, a sign that the IPO market has regained some of the momentum it lost last week.
According to Renaissance Capital, last week's three initial public offerings raised just $163 million combined. Last week also saw four companies postpone their IPOs, and another four withdraw them entirely.
On Monday, another six companies set terms for public offering in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, energy, and technology.
Here's a look at this week's new IPOs, including the best play for investors...
Stock Market Futures Rise Today Ahead of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) Earnings
Good morning! Stock market futures indicate a market open higher than yesterday's close. The markets are waiting for the beginning of the Fed Open Market Committee to begin its two-day meeting. After the recent market slip – down 6.8% in less than one month – the big question this week is will the Fed extend QE3?
The most important number to watch today – besides the Dow – is the earnings report from social networking giant, Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB).
The Tide Is Quickly Ebbing on This Tech Giant
Warren Buffett famously said at the height of the financial crisis that you only know who's been swimming naked when the tide goes out.
Unfortunately for him and his shareholders at Berkshire Hathaway, it appears that one of the Sage of Omaha's biggest holdings, IBM Corp., has been skinny dipping for a long time.
Some astute observers such as Stanley Druckenmiller, Doug Kass, and Fred Hickey, the editor of The High-Tech Strategist, have been warning for months that IBM's business and balance sheet were deteriorating.
The stock market, however, was happy to ignore these warnings and instead allow itself to be fooled by massive debt-financed stock buybacks that were propping up the company's shares.
The tide now appears to have receded, however...
Will the U.S. Stock Market Rally if the GOP Wins the Senate?
With a critical mid-term election looming Nov. 4, many investors want to know what impact the results could have on the U.S. stock market.
Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald thinks a Republican sweep of the House and Senate would probably deliver a modest U.S stock rally. In an appearance on FOX Business' "Varney & Co." show, he also warned that the GOP faces a fresh challenge that could threaten its victory.
The Best Overlooked Stock to Buy in E-Commerce
With the recent Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) IPO, e-commerce stocks draw a lot of investor attention these days.
Some say Alibaba is the best e-commerce stock to buy, others like Amazon.com – but investors already know all about those choices.
You see, one of the best e-commerce stocks to buy right now is completely under everyone's radar.
And that's true even though this company is a household name...
The Price of Silver This Week and a Look Ahead
The price of silver this week has been difficult to pinpoint.
It's responded to a large sell-off in the last month, though it hasn't quite established a rally or continued its three-month decline.
While it's future remains uncertain, here's what we do know about the factors affecting silver...
Two Stocks to Buy to Play America's Energy Boom
It's officially silly season in U.S. politics leading up to midterm elections, with both parties stooping to distraction and hyperbole.
As usual, some of the most misguided utterances so far have come from the White House and, specifically, from our own Commander-in-Chief.
Four Tech Stocks to Buy at "Stupid Cheap" Prices
Corrections offer a chance to add to your portfolio's long-term gains. Yet if we buy on the dips too early, we run the risk of getting stopped out to protect capital.
To avoid that, I've developed a system to determine if a stock has fallen so far that it's become available at what I call a "Stupid Cheap Price."
The Best Stocks to Buy After a Stock Market Sell-Off
October's been a doozy of a month for U.S. stocks, and we want to help readers navigate the volatile market.