By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - • Print | Email
Among our 2015 top stock picks are a number of energy stocks reaping the rewards of a rebound in both crude oil prices.
A number of energy stocks are getting a nice boost from the surge in oil prices, which is up 34% since hitting bottom in March.
Here’s a look at our best energy stock picks for 2015…
By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - • Print | Email
Our Money Morning 2015 top stock picks include a few investments we've been telling readers to buy up on the aggressive Japanese quantitative easing program.
And since our recommendations, they're up big.
Here's how the Bank of Japan's monetary stimulus is sending these Japanese stocks on a ride...
By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 - • Print | Email
If you’ve been following our Money Morning 2015 top stock picks, you may notice a big shakeup from last week.
That’s right, some of the best biotech stock to buy right now are only up somewhere between 30% and 50%.
Here’s why this sell-off isn’t going to rain on biotech’s parade…
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AAPL stock kicked off its first day of trading as part of the Dow Jones on Thursday, March 19th. There's one question on investors' minds – will the inclusion help or hurt the most valuable tech company in the world?
By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
One of the key parts of a successful wealth-building strategy is finding the best long-term stocks and holding them for years.
Solid long-term stocks let you collect gains steadily for five, 10, or 20 years while you focus on finding other investments and opportunities. You can check in with them every quarter and see if anything has changed or adjust your holdings if your investment priorities are different. But for the most part, they are low maintenance, low risk, and high reward.
Now, we've picked three of the best long-term stocks on the market today. Each of these three stocks are leaders in their respective industries. They also have solid balance sheets and growth projections.
One just saw its revenue jump 40% in the most recent quarter. Another has annual revenue of $226 billion with gross profit margins near 40%. The third expects its industry to fill $5.2 trillion worth of orders in the next two decades.
I recently came across a headline that made me do a double-take… for all the wrong reasons.
It reminded me of what happened with the bailout in Cyprus… and appears to be looming again in Europe.
What's more, it bears an uncanny resemblance to what President Obama proposed in his latest State of the Union with his MyRA "plan."
With each passing week, ideas on how governments should "manage your money" seem to be repeatedly echoing across the Atlantic.
The scariest part? With each echo, it's beginning to take on the sound of the new normal.
But, you don't have to sit by idly and listen…
By Tony Daltorio, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
Recent liquefied natural gas (LNG) stock news highlights how this global gas revolution is finally gaining traction…
In December, for example, Cheniere Energy Inc. (NYSE: LNG) announced two contracts collectively worth $9.5 billion with Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals to construct LNG trains and facilities in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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There's a catchy new acronym gaining traction in emerging markets, and it points to the next best investment opportunity in developing economic growth.
Four emerging markets – Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Turkey – make up the MINT economies. Like BRIC – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – before them, these four are expected to outpace the developed world over the coming years. According to Bloomberg, they've already doubled their economies since 2000.
Of those four, one is a clear leader: Mexico.
setting it up to rake in profits for years...
By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - • Print | Email
Score another victory for Carl Icahn.
With the Transocean LTD (NYSE: RIG) deal announced yesterday (Monday), Icahn has once again shown why he's considered a master among activist investors.
The concessions he won from the world's largest offshore rig contractor include a boost to Transocean's dividend from $2.24 to $3 a share, subject to approval at next year's annual general meeting.
Transocean management also agreed to support Icahn-backed director Samuel Merksamer's re-election to the board, as well as the election of another Icahn pick, Vincent Intrieri, at next year's meeting.
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By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - • Print | Email
More Americans are cutting up their credit cards, and it's for a reason you might not expect.
The rise of mobile applications and Near-Field Communications (NFC) technology continues to carve market share from plastic payment methods.
And now, the trend is going mainstream in one of the most trafficked businesses in America.
Starbucks Corp. (Nasdaq: SBUX) announced this week that it currently receives 11% of its U.S. and Canadian sales through its mobile application. And that figure is expected to rise as the company continues to market its convenient closed-loop payment system.
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