The best gold mining stocks have a few advantages over buying physical gold. For instance, stock certificates are cheaper and easier to store than is physical bullion. Additionally, gold mining stocks have a higher upside potential than does the actual metal. When gold prices rise, a company's stock can realize gains well past the jump […]
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A List of Ten Oil and Gas Stocks That Pay Dividends
Oil and gas stocks that pay dividends are a great investing option to take advantage of an energy sector that’s booming right now. Oil and gas stocks that pay dividends let investors profit from the surging prices of commodities with the added advantage of generating a steady income stream through dividends. And oil is a […]
Investing In Social Media: Worth the Risk?
The social media industry has taken the financial sector by storm of the past few years, with a number of hyped initial public offerings (IPOs), dramatic stock lows, and, in some cases, massive gains. Because of social media stocks’ volatile track record, investing in social media is not something to enter into lightly. For instance, […]
15 Gold Mining Stocks With Dividends
Gold mining stocks with dividends are one of the best ways to profit from future increments in gold prices. You can expect returns of 15% or more from a well-performing gold mining stock when you include its dividend. And now is a great time to buy. "Gold stocks are attractive now for several reasons," Money […]
Five Top Energy Mutual Funds
Investors looking for a solid return with minimal risk in the booming energy sector should consider energy mutual funds. That's because there's safety to be found in mutual funds' diversity, along with a more stable return on investment (ROI) that usually results from the aggregation of these funds. And while the stock market's story in […]
Dow Jones Today: Markets Slip on Jobless Rate, Ukrainian Tensions
Dow Jones Today: The markets slid on Friday despite the fact that the unemployment rate slipped to a five-year low.
The jobless rate fell to 6.3%, beating expectations of 6.6%. In April, the U.S. economy created 288,000 jobs, but the labor participation rate slipped to 62.8% from 63.2%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 46.04 points to finish at 16,512.83. The S&P 500 slid 2.56 points to close at 1,881.12, while the Nasdaq was down 3.55 points to finish at 4,123.90.
Here’s your recap of today’s major market events.
Two Social Media Stocks Not to Buy
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) is one of many social media stocks that didn't begin well. After its initial public offering (IPO), FB stock failed to garner any real momentum for the first several months, and even dipped below $20 per share in late 2012. However, FB stock has since surged. It's up almost 60% since its IPO, and more than 10% this year alone. Investors have nabbed a 140% return over the last nine months.
Stock Market Crash Indicators: Three More Warning Signs
Three stock market crash indicators are suggesting that the current bull market may be running out of steam and is susceptible to a significant correction.
Two of the stock market crash indicators are weakness in key sectors, and the other is a technical development on the Standard & Poor's 500 index chart.
Here’s what each indicator is telling us, and here’s what investors can do about it.
Gold Price Today Has Best Close in a Month
The gold price rose over the key $1,300 level Friday as tensions in Ukraine once again neared a boiling point.
At Friday's close on the Comex, gold for June delivery settled at $1,302.90, up $19.50 for the day, its best close in a month. Spot gold, which traded as high as $1,306 in Friday's session, was last up or $16.70, or 1.3% to $1,302.60, putting the yellow metal on pace for its biggest gain since April 4.
Here’s what pushed the price higher after four losing sessions for the yellow metal.
AT&T Could Buy DirecTV – But the Deal Would Not Live Up to the Hype
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) could buy DirecTV (Nasdaq: DTV), which could create the second largest television provider in the United States.
DirecTV is the largest satellite TV distributor in the U.S. with more than 20 million subscribers. AT&T's landline television service u-Verse has approximately 5.7 million subscribers.