Tech stocks like Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG), Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), and Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) are "where the action is" in tech. They make the most money and create the most innovative products and services.
These tech stocks also serve as good benchmarks for how the whole industry is performing.
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GreenGro Technologies Inc. (OTC: GRNH) is up 1,210% (after having risen as much as 2,100%), Cannibis Science Inc. (OTC: CBIS) is up 183%, and Hemp Inc. (OTC: HEMP) is up 359%.
Hemp Chief Executive Officer Bruce Perlowin told Bloomberg News investors in pot penny stocks are looking for "the next Microsoft."
"The demand for marijuana is insatiable," said Perlowin. "You have a feeding frenzy for the birth of a new industry."
This is the kind of growth opportunity that comes along only once in a generation...
Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) announced Tuesday that it would be purchasing Nest Labs for $3.2 billion. Nest is known for developing Internet-connected, or "smart," thermostats and smoke detectors.
GOOG stock currently trades just north of $1,140, and has posted a gain of more than 30% in the past three months. Will adding everyday products like Nest's thermostats to its portfolio make a difference for investors?
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Best stocks to buy for the week ending Jan. 10, 2014: We're barely two weeks into 2014 and the U.S. Federal Reserve is already dominating headlines – and sending ripples through the markets.
Janet Yellen was confirmed last week as the central bank's new chairwoman, followed by release of the highly anticipated minutes from the Fed's last meeting. And the Fed was again in focus Friday as the disconcerting December jobs report left the central bank's decision to taper its bond-buying program in question.
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Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) stock has posted tremendous gains in the last year, up nearly 227%. NFLX stock currently trades just over $338, after reaching an all-time high of more than $380 in December.
The key to its next big breakthrough was presented at the Consumer Electronics Show 2014 last week.
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Investors had a banner year in 2013 – especially those holding dividend stocks.
For all of 2013, dividend increases totaled a hefty $56.7 billion. That's up from $50.2 billion in 2011.
Among the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks, 14 dividend-paying stocks boosted their payouts in 2013: AT&T Inc. (NTSE: T), The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS), McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD), Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK), Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM), Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), United Tech. Corp. (NYSE: UTX), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), and Visa Inc. (NYSE: V).
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Beam Inc. (NYSE: BEAM) stock jumped nearly 26% this morning (Monday) on news that the spirits company would be acquired by Japanese drink and food maker Suntory Holdings Ltd.
Suntory will acquire Beam for a reported $13.6 billion – an offer of $83.50 per share. That price was a 25% premium over Beam's closing price on Friday. The deal should be finalized in the second quarter of 2014.
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It's natural to look back. We live in the past.
For most people, the future isn't an unknown full of unlimited opportunity. It's about hoping the bad stuff in our past isn't a prelude to the future.
But what about the stock market?
2013 was a spectacular year – at least for stocks it was. And already people are afraid about the future. They're afraid that after a great year for stocks, the bloom is off the rose.
Are people naturally pessimistic? Are they afraid of the market?
The answer to both of those questions is, unfortunately, "yes."
I know because I used to be one of those people. But not anymore, though… not for a long time.
Here's what I know now…
This year looks to be the best ever for liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal stocks.
LNG terminal stocks refer to the companies building facilities to export LNG from the United States to areas where natural gas prices three or four times higher – like Asia.
This massive new LNG industry comes from the United States' abundance of natural gas resources. It has triggered a race among energy companies to turn former import terminals into export facilities.
In fact, Money Morning Global Energy Strategist Dr. Kent Moors calls the coming increase in LNG traffic is the "single most decisive change in worldwide energy transfers this decade."
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Stock Market News Today, Jan. 9, 2014: U.S. stocks are fairly flat today, with all three indexes down just a smidge, weighed after today's jobless claims report that was on par with analyst expectations.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average today is down slightly at 16,456, while the Nasdaq Composite Index is off 0.12% at 4,160. The Standard & Poor's 500 is down less than a point at 1,837.
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