With the health care debate continuing, how can investors make money in the sector? Barbara Ryan, managing director and senior pharmaceuticals analyst at Deutsche Bank Securities, and Charles Boorady, health care providers analyst at Citigroup, shared their insights. Read More
According to a Monday report, water demand in 20 years will be more than 50 percent higher in the most rapidly developing countries. What areas of the water sector should investors consider? Michael Gaugler, senior vice president of research at Brean Murray, Carrett & Co., and Debra Coy, senior analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott, shared their views. Read More
Do options traders sense a holiday massacre? There was a massive trade that went up on Vix options at the December expiry. Specifically, one customer sold 28,000 of the December 45-strike calls and then bought 56,000 of the December 60-strike calls. Read More
Stocks climbed on Monday as the dollar pulled back and gold hit a new record above $1,170 an ounce. John Hathaway, senior portfolio manager of the Tocqueville Gold Fund, believes the precious metal has room to run higher. Read More
Markets rallied on Monday after encouraging existing-home sales data and comments from St. Louis Fed President James Bullard. What should investors expect? Stephen Wood, chief market strategist at Russell Investments, and Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak, shared their insights. Read More
U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as the dollar pulled back and a report showed a sharp jump in existing-home sales. Will the rally likely continue throughout the week? John Merrill, founder and CIO of Tanglewood Wealth Management, and Burt White, CIO of LPL Financial, shared their market outlooks. Read More
Hewlett-Packard is due to report its fourth quarter results after the bell on Monday. Mark Stahlman, partner at Signal Lake Ventures, and Jayson Noland, IT hardware senior analyst at Robert W. Baird, told investors what to expect for HP and the tech sector. Read More
If you’re like millions of other Americans right now, you’re thinking about loading up the car or getting on a plane to visit loved ones and eat all the turkey you can stomach. All this flying and driving presents an exchange traded fund (ETF) investment opportunity. Read More
When it was hovering around $4 bucks, the thought of Bank of America being a $30 stock seemed patently absurd. But that's exactly what one option investor is betting on. Read More
The age-old belief that greed moves the markets is just plain wrong. There is only one thing that moves the market: fear. Whether it’s a fear of losing money or a fear of missing out on making money, the simple fact is that fear is the main driver. Read More