Accelerating changes in the oil industry are leading to two major emerging trends.
Tuesday morning, IEA reported that global investment cuts in forward capital commitments for new projects continue to intensify.
With crude languishing at $45 a barrel, this is the latest signal that the low prices for oil are initiating a pullback in projects.
But it is the range of the cuts this time around that is interesting.
And this development is spurring a second, more extreme effect on the sector...
Accelerating changes in the oil industry are leading to two major emerging trends.
Tuesday morning, IEA reported that global investment cuts in forward capital commitments for new projects continue to intensify.
With crude languishing at $45 a barrel, this is the latest signal that the low prices for oil are initiating a pullback in projects.
But it is the range of the cuts this time around that is interesting.
And this development is spurring a second, more extreme effect on the sector...
The rapid consolidation of the semiconductor industry is one of the biggest trends in tech right now.
In fact, a new Dealogic report says that chip firms have announced $100.6 billion in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) so far this year. And we've still two months to go in 2015.
There's one tech-related area that's particularly attractive to investors right now. And it's an industry that Wall Street had all but written off just seven months ago.
Back about a year and a half ago, I told you about a tech stock that would allow you to "laugh at the next big sell-off." Since then, the market has been no joke. In fact, it's been absolutely turbulent.
But this tech stock is at breakeven, and as one of the top tech sector M&A engines, it stands to beat the market.
Low crude oil prices, combined with a crunch in energy debt, has ushered in expectations of a merger and acquisition cycle among oil companies.
So far, interest has centered on the U.S. oil sector. But recent news out of Australia makes it abundantly clear that the next M&A wave is going to have a far more global impact.
Here's what that means for the oil industry, and how we'll profit from it...
There's a lot of money to be made in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market. And we expect to see a lot more through the end of the year.
What's most important to know about this lucrative sector, however, is which "Tech Takeover Targets" to pay attention to.
So here are three stock you shouldn't ignore...
Some of the best ETFs to buy in 2015 help investors get a piece of a very lucrative trend: mergers and acquisitions.
The collective total of global M&A announced year to date surpassed $1 trillion through the first week of April. At the current pace, M&A activity is on track to exceed $3.7 trillion in 2015.
Oil and gas stocks will gain momentum in 2015 as M&A activity heats up and energy prices rebound.
The process will result in a new group of heavyweight companies that will rule the energy market.
Global healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have soared 124% so far this year, to $35.1 billion. Of course, Wall Street doesn't want you to know that.
In fact, they declared the industry dead. But we know better.
Here's how to pounce on the ongoing biopharma M&A trend while every other investor gets bluffed...
Penny stocks to watch update: Global mergers and acquisitions have been occurring at an astonishing pace in 2014, with more than $2 trillion in transactions announced year to date. And the pace of M&A activity is only expected to continue thanks to low interest rates and companies' flush cash hoards.
Some of the richest takeover premiums resulting in big stocks gains can come from penny stocks.
Just because Bitcoin is a disruptive technology doesn't mean we won't see some Bitcoin stock winners - companies that will exploit the digital currency for the benefit of their own businesses.
We can find Bitcoin stock winners in several industries. Some are reaping a benefit now, while others will need to wait a few years until Bitcoin "goes mainstream," and average people start using it.
Here are the stocks that investors need to watch…
A burst of mergers and acquisitions dominated today's stock market news.
M&A activity year-to-date, driven by healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications, has already topped $1 trillion. More billion-dollar deals were announced Monday in the healthcare and telecommunications sectors, as well as lucrative transactions in oil and tech.
And these deals are great news for the investors holding these hot stocks.
Of all the problems plaguing Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB), rival messaging services is a big one.
In a move aimed at tackling that growing issue, the world's largest social media company announced Monday it has hired PayPal executive David Marcus.
But that hire is really move into this other profitable industry...
Today's hot stocks: It's Monday on Wall Street, and that typically means a flurry of mergers and acquisitions.
Indeed, several deals were announced today and are featured on our hot stocks to watch list - one surging some 236%. Meanwhile, a penny stock deemed the next likely takeover candidate amid the rash of healthcare M&A soared 42%.
Sensing that it needs a voice in Washington, Falcon Global Capital, a San Diego-based Bitcoin fund, filed lobbying registration paperwork last week.
Some lawmakers have spoken out against Bitcoin in the wake of such black eyes as the Silk Road drug website (which used Bitcoin for payments) and the collapse of the Mt. Gox exchange, lost 750,000 customer bitcoins. Falcon figured a lobbyist could dispel misconceptions and educate lawmakers on the potential of Bitcoin.
But you won’t believe who the company decided to send to Washington…
