1. Bond jitters persist: One number threatens to derail the stock market comeback. The Dow has recovered almost two-thirds of the ground it lost during the sell-off earlier this month. Yet stocks remain fragile — and subject to the whims of the bond market. Each time the yield on the 10-year Treasury note creeps closer […]
As they said in their recent letter, “we remain firmly convinced that oil-related investments will offer phenomenal investment returns. It’s the buying opportunity of a lifetime.” With that, let’s take a look at some favorite energy stocks of the most informed and influential billionaire investors: David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital has about 5% of his […]
One of the world’s largest online services for backing up documents, photos and other video is opening its files in an initial public offering of stock. Dropbox is hoping to raise $500 million in an IPO that comes 11 years after it started in San Francisco. The company confidentially filed for its IPO in October, […]
Salesforce.com (CRM), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Workday (WDAY) and Splunk (SPLK) are top-rated software makers with earnings on tap this week. All four have very high Composite Ratings. Salesforce has a best-possible 99 Composite Rating, Palo Alto Networks has a 98 CR, Workday 97 and Splunk 97. All-time stock winners often have Composite Ratings of […]
Plenty of stocks are doing well in the stock market, but it can be hard to find a company that’s performing well now and positioning itself to grow over the long term. So to help you narrow down your search for a great company to invest in right now — one that’s also worth holding […]
Warren Buffett knows just a bit about how to make money. In his latest letter to his company’s shareholders, the billionaire and famed investor offered advice on how people with 401(k)s can boost their odds of success and build bigger retirement nest eggs. Buffett, who is CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and is famous for his […]
Want to know where stocks are going next? Jeffrey Gundlach says take a look at bitcoin. “Strangely, bitcoin seems to be the poster child for social mood and market mood,” Gundlach, founder of DoubleLine Capital, told CNBC’s “Halftime Report” on Friday. “We had a vertical rise from Sept. 7 which was led and epitomized by […]
European stocks ended a bouncy session slightly higher on Friday, tracking gains for U.S. stocks as traders waded through a stream of corporate updates. How markets are trading After shifting between small gains and losses through the day, the Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.22% ended 0.2% higher at 381.16. That helped swing the pan-European […]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 347.51 points on the day to close at 25,309.99. The broader S&P 500 ended up 43.34 points, or 1.6%, at 2747.30, and the small-cap Russell 2000 19.20 points, or 1.25%, at 1549.19. The Nasdaq Composite gained 127.31 points, or 1.77%, to close at 7337.39. For the week, the Dow […]
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, lifted by gains in technology stocks and a retreat in Treasury yields as the Federal Reserve eased concerns about the path of interest rate hikes this year. The U.S. central bank, looking past the recent stock market sell-off and inflation concerns, said it expected economic growth to […]
Looking for stocks that don’t just do well, but also do good? This might be a start. Morgan Stanley analysts put together a list of 30 stocks that in their view “offer a strong fundamental investment case at the same time as creating a positive social or environmental impact.” According to a Thursday note, the […]
U.S. stocks closed mostly higher Thursday after a late-afternoon wave of selling erased much of a midday rally. Gains in industrial companies and other sectors outweighed losses in banks and health care stocks. Energy companies also rose after crude oil prices recovered from an early slide. Bond yields declined after spiking to four-year highs a […]
