by Tom Gentile
The financial news networks have their hands full.
That's why today, I want to talk to you about something they're missing…
You see, the buyback corner of the market has been serving up record-breaking numbers lately.
Now, I know that "buybacks" may not sound like the most exciting thing in the news right now – but the truth is, they're extremely important for the overall market.
And this could be the one catalyst we're looking for to rally the market higher.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved little in premarket trading as investors continued to monitor ongoing trade developments with China.
But the big news this week is tomorrow's busy midterm election.
Forecasters project that Democrats will win back the U.S. House of Representatives and reinstall Nancy Pelosi as Speaker.
Republicans are expected to hold onto the Senate.
The Dow Jones today fell 38-points Wednesday morning as the bull market became the longest in U.S. history.
At 3,453 days, the current bull market is now the longest period of uninterrupted market gains in American history.
The market's run began on March 9, 2009 when the Dow sat at 6,500.
The Dow Jones today futures fell 187 points this morning after President Donald Trump suggested that any discussion of a thaw in Chinese trade relations were premature.
What could be better? We're now in the first full week of the season, with 62 S&P 500 companies on the docket.
This is a critical season that I believe takes on more significance than most. That's because the market itself is at a critical juncture – a tipping point, if you will.
The bulls and bears are in a monster tug-of-war over the market's direction during the next few months, and, naturally, earnings could be the factor that tips the scale one way or the other.
I couldn't be more fired up about the next few days - and you will be, too, once you see this...
by Tom Gentile
We all know what happened in the stock market last week.
And while it seems as though volatility isn't quite over – that's not what I want to talk about today.
Instead, I want to focus on a company that's found itself in a center-stage battle with President Trump himself.
This company is one of the most valued companies in the world when it comes to patents.
It's got royalties coming in from all over the world.
And it's not Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN)...
The Dow Jones today is trending upwards after a 299-point selloff on Tuesday (Feb. 27).
The Dow Jones today dove as investor uncertainty rises and Alan Greenspan – former Federal Reserve Chair during the 2001 Dot-Com Bubble – says stock and bond markets are in a bubble.
Dow futures are down 190 points this morning as tech stocks weigh on markets. The index and the S&P 500 are coming off their best month since March 2016 thanks to extreme optimism over the U.S. economy and recent tax reform.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average today is flat after traders return from Thanksgiving weekend and eagerly await the latest retail reports from Black Friday.
Dow Jones futures are only up three points, but the Senate confirmation of the next Fed Chair and the next OPEC meeting both loom this week.
by Jack Delaney
Amazon's acquisitions in 2017 helped the online retail giant net $1.3 billion in Q3 2017 alone from Whole Foods.
In 2018, the company may be eyeing even bigger targets to purchase.
Here are the three companies Amazon could buy, as well as how to profit from Amazon for under $40...
