Government bond yields recently held above an important level, but the next test may prove dangerous for the stock market. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield tested 1.5% in late August and early September, bouncing off that level and most recently trading around 1.8%. That’s the third time the barrier has been broken since the
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Oracle — Co-Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd will be taking a health-related leave of absence, with his responsibilities covered by Co-Chief Executive Officer Safra Catz and Oracle founder Larry Ellison. The business software giant also released its quarterly earnings, with adjusted profit of 81 cents per
Construction machinery of the US producer Caterpillar can be seen at the BLG Logistics Group Car Terminal, ready for shipping in Bremerhaven, Germany, 12 June 2017. Photo: Ingo Wagner/dpa (Photo by Ingo Wagner/picture alliance via Getty Images) Ingo Wagner | picture alliance | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Caterpillar,
Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) stock has long been a “value trap.” The company has traded at a low valuation for years. But the company faces tough challenges. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and other e-commerce giants threaten its business model. But more aggressive investors are finding value in this deeply-discounted retailer. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Activist
For a good portion of this year, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) was one of the best-performing names in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and impressive player among large- and meg-cap, mature technology companies. Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com Escalation of the U.S.-China trade spat vanquished the Cisco stock ebullience last month and the shares have only
Gaming stocks are finally showing a little life again. After a dreadful couple of quarters, the gaming names have started to recover from their worst levels. Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) stock, in particular, is back to the $56 range after reaching $40 earlier this year. Source: Lauren Elisabeth / Shutterstock.com Is the optimism justified? Some analysts
In the nearly-eight years Ginni Rometty has served as CEO of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), IBM stock has lost 23% of its value. From the shares’ peak in early 2013, while her predecessor’s initiatives were still in motion, the IBM stock price has fallen 33%. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com The performance of IBM stock, of
The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) hit new all-time highs on Thursday. Who would have predicted that for the stock market today? Not many were looking for such a robust rally to take place over the past few trading sessions. But InvestorPlace readers were ready. They knew that the stock market was trading in a well-defined
The market didn’t end yesterday’s session at its high, but the 0.29% gain the S&P 500 was able to hang onto still translates into the third-straight winner. The Dow Jones Industrial Average logged its seventh consecutive win, with both indices still buoyed by renewed hopes that trade ties with China are on the verge of
Download Preston’s 1 page checklist for finding great stock picks: http://buffettsbooks.com/checklist Preston Pysh is the #1 selling Amazon author of two books on Warren Buffett. The books can be found at the following location: In this lesson, students learned the importance of stability. The most important reason why we must pick a stable stock is
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Traders work at the Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros, Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange (BM&F), in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Marcos Issas | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investing in Latin America’s equity markets can be scary, but Luiz Maria Ribiero has cracked a winning formula. Ribiero manages the DWS Latin America Equity fund (SLARX), which has
Strength in semiconductors and a whole host of other sleeper stocks is a telling sign that the market will not only make it to new highs but could remain in an uptrend, according to technical analysts. For a couple years, investors could simply look to the performance of the favorite FANG names — Facebook, Amazon,
Cronos Group (NASDAQ:CRON) stock fell 5.2% on Sept. 9 as a result of investors’ concerns about the cannabis company’s focus on vaping products. Those offerings have come under severe scrutiny in recent weeks, due to the death of six people from lung disease related to their use. Source: Shutterstock Cronos isn’t the only cannabis company
When you’re a big company, you need to think big in order to keep on growing. That was the thought process behind AT&T’s (NYSE:T) moves into becoming not only a distributor of content but a creator of one as well. As wireless adoption slowed, T needed to significantly move the needle to continue making investors
Anyone who has bought and held Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock for more than a couple of years has made a killing as the company has spearheaded the cord-cutting, anti-cable-TV revolution. Netflix was the undisputed leader in the streaming niche for a long time — and still is, perhaps, but some well-known names are poised to take
Equities opened higher on Friday, but faded throughout the afternoon, with the S&P 500 finishing about flat on the day. After a very strong start to September, here’s a look at a few top stock trades going into next week. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow #1: Ford Shares of Ford (NYSE:F) haven’t made much progress
Download Preston’s 1 page checklist for finding great stock picks: http://buffettsbooks.com/checklist Preston Pysh is the #1 selling Amazon author of two books on Warren Buffett. The books can be found at the following location: In lesson five, we learned that Warren Buffett has four rules that he uses for investing in stocks. All the rules