The big Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) hack over the last week has put cybersecurity back into the limelight, and investors have taken notice.
Today, we'll show you how to capitalize on the surge in interest with three of the best cybersecurity stocks.
And they don't include the world's biggest network security company in Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO).
That one is too obvious and we're here to give you insight into some of the companies flying under the radar.
by Alex Kagin
Huawei, one of the leading 5G firms, has been banned by the United States, the United Kingdom, and countries across the world.
But this isn't just geopolitical hardball.
It's an opportunity for investors.
5G is one of the biggest tech investing opportunities you'll ever see, and one of the leading companies is being barred from the biggest markets in the world.
And the companies that step in to fill that void could have explosive upside...
The Dow traded 1% higher today despite a triple whammy of events working against logic.
Social unrest continues to be prevalent as protests ensued across the country.
Signs are showing the coronavirus recovery may be slower than expected even as summer gets under way.
And tensions between the world's two largest economies in the United States and China prolonged as China continues using Hong Kong as a political pawn in the trade war.
But either way the market breaks next, our experts – Chris Johnson and Shah Gilani – are prepared to help investors make money now.
Here's what they saw today, June 2...
The rally we've seen the past few weeks sped up Monday, with the Dow gaining more than 900 points – even though we had two investing legends say last week that things were looking bad for both the stock market and the economy.
That's this week's Reality Gap. Let me explain…
As you saw me saying last week on FOX Business Network's "Varney & Co." and on our own Markets Live livestream, the Fed's and Congress's financial stimulus allowed traders to move markets up above the key support levels recently and pushed them up big time late on Friday.
Then Fed Chair Powell appeared on "60 Minutes" Sunday night. Two quotes from the Fed Chair were particularly important in driving the market's reaction.
First, he said he has plenty of ammunition left if more stimulus is needed, showing that the Fed is not "out of ammunition" to fight further economic downturn: "There's really no limit to what we can do in lending programs."
The second was that the economy could recover over the second half of this year. It was an intermediate-term pronouncement on economic possibilities: "Assuming there is not a second wave of the coronavirus, I think you will see the economy recover steadily through the second half of this year."
Then on Monday morning, biotech firm Moderna Inc. announced positive results from its early trial of an experimental vaccine against COVID-19. This phase 1 study looked only at safety, and there were no significant side effects among the patients. But the fact that all the patients in the small dose vaccine subset developed antibodies the same as a recovering COVID-19 patient really stoked the stock markets.
The mood, in other words, is bullish. (Cue The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations!")
It's so bullish, in fact, that headlines are starting to leave out some nuance that I don't want you to ignore… Full Story
Despite some tentative, decidedly mixed moves to "reopen" in some parts of the country, anonymous cell phone location data shared with USA Today reveals the vast majority of Americans are still spending more than 80% of their time inside their homes. Different data shared by the states shows that COVID-19 infection and hospitalizations have kind of plateaued nationwide, but are still growing in some places.
The economic picture is much worse – week after week of jaw-dropping first-time claims numbers. Around 20.5 million jobs vanished in April, putting unemployment at 14.7%. That's its highest level since 1939 and the Great Depression; the broader "U6" number is 22.8%. GDP has shrunk 4.7% on a quarterly annualized basis.
Look – I don't mean to belabor the point, or scare or depress anyone; I'm looking forward just as much as anyone to the day this pandemic and recession show up in the rearview mirror.
I only mention the negatives here because they stand in such stark contrast to the markets. Stocks are starting to give back just a little of their gains as I write this, so let's get to the bottom of what's going on – quickly… Full Story
You are likely unfamiliar with the plight of Frank Krasovec – it got very little traction.
He is hardly a household name. Frank Krasovec serves as the chair of Dash Brands Ltd. The privately held firm owns Domino's Pizza franchises in China.
Krasovec was the victim of financial fraud costing him nearly half a million dollars. According to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal, he was the perfect victim.
The short version: Krasovec took on a $1 million personal line of credit from a local bank in 2018. He went on a business trip a few months later.
When he got back, he was stunned to learn that $450,000 of his money had vanished. Hackers had used his e-mail address to get an unsuspecting employee to send them that amount by wire transfer.
I'm bringing this up now because often in times of crisis, hackers get to work. We may see them coming at us with phishing e-mails seeking donations to help those stricken with the virus when, in reality, they want to rob us blind.
The privately held cybersecurity company, Agari, issued a warning in late 2018 about California wildfire e-mail scams. The emails purported to come from corporate executives asking employees to make donations, which were actually intended to fatten the bank accounts of hackers.
In other words – you should also be extra cautious about your online presence, especially your e-mails and credit card accounts.
There's also an incredible opportunity here for cybersecurity. This marks a moment for the sector to become even more vital to our existence now that millions have shifted their lives online.
For investors… there's a way to cover the entire waterfront of this sector with one single investment, set to outperform the market for years to come… Full Story
The Federal Reserve's recent decision to push interest all the way to zero has millions of investors scrambling.
Clearly, now is not a good time to be buying bonds for retirement income alone. Their rates have also plummeted.
That leaves many investors looking for good dividend yields at a time when the economy is weakening.
You need look no further than tech.
The sector has quietly come to dominate corporate balance sheets in terms of cash on hand. That means two things.
First, tech is a great place to find yields. Second, these cash-rich firms are least likely to cut their dividends in a recession.
Indeed, nine tech companies in the S&P 500 alone hold more than $350 billion in net cash.
And these three dividend stocks currently offer the safest yields in Silicon Valley… Full Story
And these three dividend stocks currently offer the safest yields in Silicon Valley...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down as investors question the possibility of a trade deal between the U.S. and China.
Plus: Walmart Stores (NYSE: WMT) just topped earnings expectations.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is sinking Wednesday as investors digest a wild speech by President Trump.
On Tuesday night, Trump spoke at The Economic Club of New York and railed against the Federal Reserve on interest rates and monetary policy.
But that’s just one of the many stories driving market behavior this morning.
Investors are always seeking the best technology stocks to buy. The Nasdaq has
outperformed the S&P 500 by 106% over the last 10 years. The markets are back in
record territory; however, uncertainty still swirls around global trade and political unrest.
These factors make it hard to know what to buy in a very top-heavy market.
But a revolutionary tool has made it easier than ever to know what stocks to buy, what
stocks to hold, and what stocks to sell. I'll reveal exactly what it is in this article.
