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Dow Jones

The Stock Market News Today Centers on Congressional Healthcare Vote

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The stock market news today begins with the Dow projecting a 51-point gain before the opening bell. But Wall Street is keeping a close eye on a new healthcare bill that was delayed in the

House of Representatives yesterday due to opposition from within the Republican camp and from outside influencers like the Koch Brothers.

Here's a look at today's most important market events and stocks, plus a look at today's economic calendar...

Stocks

5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for a Profitable 2017

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Our latest list of the best stocks to buy features solid investments that will deliver gains no matter where markets go next.

Some of the companies on our list benefit from top-notch leadership and an unceasing ability to innovate. One should get a boost from policy changes of the incoming Trump administration. One could even deliver almost 100% gains by 2020.

This is a list you'll want to have handy, especially if markets falter...

Dow Jones

Dow Jones Industrial Average Today Was Its Lowest of 2017 as Trump Economic Optimism on Hold

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average today was its lowest of 2017 as investors seemed unimpressed by Donald Trump's press conference on Wednesday.

The president-elect failed to convince markets that he would enact corporate tax reform, income tax reform, and deregulation in the financial, energy, and agricultural markets.

Let's look at the numbers from Thursday, Jan. 12, for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq.

Stocks

This Stock Offers High-Growth, Low-Stress Protection from Trump's Tweets

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By now we've all seen the "Trump Tweet Effect" in full effect these past weeks, as the president-elect's unfiltered social media messages hit some of Wall Street's favorite stocks, like Boeing, for better… or worse.

Lockheed Martin, for instance, one of our best defense plays, lost $4 billion in value in the aftermath of Trump's tweeted remarks about the F-35 Lightning program.

Frankly, the losses on Lockheed and Boeing, and for that matter the gains on SoftBank, say more about Wall Street traders than about Donald Trump – or the stocks he's talking about.

But the truth is, it's likely we can look forward to this kind of "volatility" from here on out.

Unless… you go with the recommendation I'm going to show you now.

It's offering explosive growth in a blue-chip package - 37% gains year to date, and I can't imagine any mere 140 characters are going to ding it...