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Stocks to Buy Now: Take a Look at Amazon (Nasdaq AMZN) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN)

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down almost 2% in April, the Nasdaq is down more than 4%, and the S&P 500 has dropped more than 2%. But that shouldn't scare off investors however - there are still stocks to buy even when the markets are down.

Money Morning's Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald appeared on FOX Business' "Varney & Co." today (Monday) and discussed why he's buying Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) and Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) stock now.

Take a look at the value in these two stocks to buy...

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This Great Profit Play Has Another Catalyst Coming

By , Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI -

The great thing for investors is that by owning stock in the parent company, they generally get shares in the spin-off automatically as special dividends, often tax-free.

The spin-off company, Pivotal, marks its one-year anniversary this month as it continues to gain traction in the Internet realm.

Best Stocks to Buy Roundup: A Digital Payment Stock "That's Ready to Run"

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke -

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Best stocks to buy for the week ending April 4, 2014: The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 159.84 points on Friday to finish at 16,412.71, marking a 0.55% rise over the week. The Nasdaq fell 110.01 points finish at 4,127.73, losing 0.67% over the week. The S&P 500 lost 23.67 points on Friday to close at 1,865.10, but was up 0.4% for the week.

Money Morning keeps readers current on the best stocks to buy now, and last week, opportunities in a few surging sectors - like biotech and energy - caught our experts' eyes.

Here's where they found the latest, best ways to capture gains.

Hot Stocks Today: AMRS, RGDX, TEDU Soar 20%

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 reached new records early Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 logged its eighth record high of the year. But by midday, the gains had faded.

Investors remain guarded ahead of Friday's closely watched jobs report, typically a big event for markets. Nonetheless, plenty of stocks were moving higher on corporate news, earnings, and analysts' actions.

These 24 hot stocks are moving higher. Here’s what’s behind the gains...

MannKind Corp. (Nasdaq: MNKD) Stock Doubles on Drug News – Can Gains Continue?

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

MannKind Corp. (Nasdaq: MNKD) stock doubled Wednesday after its inhaled diabetes treatment, Afrezza, was recommended for approval by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee.

In a unanimous 14 to 0 thumbs-up, the group voted Afrezza should be approved for type 2 diabetes, the more common form of the blood sugar disease. In a near-united nod, the group voted 13 to 1 in favor of Afrezza's approval for type 1 diabetes.

Here’s what investors need to know…

Hot Stocks to Watch: Today's Biggest Gainers

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

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U.S. markets today (Tuesday) were headed toward another session of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq were up more than 40 points by 1:30 p.m., and the S&P 500 was up about 6 points.

Investors remain cautious ahead of Friday's closely watched jobs report. Nonetheless, plenty of equities were moving higher on analysts' actions, company news, and earnings.

Here are 12 of Tuesday's hot stocks to watch.

Why Plug Power (Nasdaq: PLUG) Stock Is Tumbling Today After 49% Leap

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

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The roller-coaster ride in Plug Power (Nasdaq: PLUG) stock continues....

Shares of the fuel cell system provider surged 49.03% to $8.48 Tuesday on extremely heavy volume of 137.02 million shares. Sending the stock soaring was a MarketWatch piece noting the company's chief executive officer disclosed he was set to announce a major deal in the next few weeks.

"We signed an additional order in North American with a global automaker," MarketWatch reported PLUG CEO Andy Marsh said in a telephone interview Tuesday.

Here's what is next for Plug Power (Nasdaq: PLUG)...

Hot Stocks to Watch: Today's Biggest Gainers

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

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U.S. stocks jumped right out of the gate Tuesday, hoping to break a two-day losing streak - and this makes for a long list of hot stocks to watch today.
All three major benchmarks were comfortably in the green in morning trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up more than 110 points just minutes after the opening bell.

There were plenty of stocks moving sharply higher on company news, industry developments, analysts' actions, and earnings.

Following are 12 of Tuesday's hot stocks to watch...

The Biggest "Buy" Signal We've Seen

By , Executive Editor, Money Morning • @privatebrief -

We've said it over in Private Briefing many times: There are many reasons insiders sell shares of their company, but there's really only one reason they buy.

They believe their company's share price is headed higher - much higher.

And Eric M. DeMarco, CEO of high-level contractor Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (Nasdaq: KTOS), just bought 10,000 shares of his own stock.

The transaction took place Monday at $7.17 a share. Kratos zoomed nearly 9.2% yesterday to close at $7.74.

"BP, insiders are the ultimate arbiters of the future market value of a company," Money Map Press Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald told me yesterday. "They enjoy the benefit of having the full purview of their company's future sales, future contracts, and future profits. They know what's coming down the pike." Full Story

Hot Stocks to Watch Today

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Stocks rallied for a second consecutive day Tuesday, with the S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average up more than half a percentage point and the Nasdaq up 1.25% in intraday trading.

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The second 2014 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting kicked off this morning, the first to be led by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, and markets will be listening closely for any clues regarding possible changes to the Fed's guidance on interest rates.

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Best Stocks to Buy Now: These Tech Picks Promise Tremendous Upside in 2014

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke -

Best stocks to buy for the week ending March 14, 2014: Stock futures suffered worldwide on fallout from the Ukraine. A referendum set for yesterday (Sunday), in which Crimeans voted on whether to become part of Russia or declare independence first, had investors increasingly cautious as the week ticked by.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week down 2.35% to close at 16,065.67. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index closed down at 1,841.13, a 1.97% loss. And the Nasdaq dropped 1.43% by Friday to close at 4,245.40.

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Stocks to Buy 2014: Just $1 Unlocks Tech's Hottest New Sector

By , Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI -

It's not often that you get a chance to get in on the "ground floor" of an entire new business.

But that's just what you have here.

In the past, you've heard me say that we are living in the "Golden Age of Materials Science." You see, without Miracle Materials - and the science that backs them - we simply wouldn't have some of the unique high-tech products we take for granted: smartphones, electric cars, and new drug therapies just to name a few.

And this is your chance to get in on the ground floor...

Hot Stocks to Watch Today

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

Investors remained guarded Tuesday while reflecting on Wall Street's now 5-year-old rally, soft economic data out of Asia, and mounting tensions in Ukraine.

After a quiet Monday, which saw just 6 million shares change hands (the third lowest-volume day of the year) and left all three benchmarks modestly lower, Tuesday's session was much the same.

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