Can Apple Return to All-Time High of $700?
After a year and a half of on-and-off skepticism about its prospects, Apple's shares could breach their all-time high of $705.07 reached on September 21, 2012. The stock topped $644 last week.
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Elon Musk's space exploration company SpaceX is a wonder. Its rocket ships are a science fiction fan's dream and now Musk, who is also the founder of Tesla and SolarCity, has them pointed at…
Sex & Drugs Could Add $800 Billion to U.S. GDP
ThinkstockU.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013 totaled $16.8 trillion dollars, but how much more could it have been if the United States counted income from drug sales and prostitution? Beginning this year the…
Eight Analyst Stocks to Buy Under $10 for Big Upside
As 24/7 Wall St. reviews dozens of analyst upgrades and downgrades each day of the week, there are almost always some hidden gems, many of which are in stocks trading under $10.
Eleven Ways to Avoid a Stock Market Crash
ThinkstockMay has come and gone, and at least so far it looks as though the “Sell in May and Go Away!” theme did not materialize in 2014. Of those who responded to our poll,…
The Highest-Yielding Dividends That Are Safe to Hold
ThinkstockDividend payments by S&P 500 companies reached an all-time high last year, totaling some $330.8 billion, according to FactSet. As of this March, 418 of the 500 companies in the index paid a dividend.…
What Apple Really Gets By Buying Beats
Apple announces the acquisition of music company Beats, founded by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, in a deal totaling $3 billion.
The 4 Stocks That Sank the Market
thinkstockMay 30, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Friday following reports that personal income in the U.S. rose more than expected, but spending was lower than expected. Chicago PMI rose sharply and the consumer sentiment…
Valeant Offers Even More for Botox-Maker Allergan
ThinkstockCanada-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: VRX) has raised its offer for Allergan Inc. (NYSE: AGN) for the second time this week. The latest offer, announced just minutes ago includes $72 a share and 0.83…
With Ballmer Buying the Clippers, Microsoft Is the Real Winner
Sitting on a fortune estimated to be worth about $20 billion, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer agreed late Thursday to pay $2 billion for the Los Angeles Clippers. It is the second-highest price ever…
How Halcon Turned Into a Double
Halcon Resources may be the first of the stocks we said could double in 2014 to actually do so. By some counts, it has already doubled.
Microsoft Chasing More Sales in the Cloud With Salesforce.com
The announcement of a strategic partnership between Microsoft and Salesforce.com after markets closed on Thursday boosted the latter's shares in after-hours trading, but investor enthusiasm had waned by Friday morning.
Top Stocks to Buy for the Connected Car Growth Theme
According to a new research report from Piper Jaffray, the connected car has emerged as one of the key themes for 2014, with eager consumers creating a pent-up demand for connectivity in the vehicle.
U.K. Adds Illegal Drug Sales and Prostitution to GDP
ThinkstockWhen the United Kingdom reports its gross domestic product (GDP) for 2014 in September, the figure for the first time will include an estimate that covers the importation, production and sale of illegal drugs…
The States With the Strongest and Weakest Unions
ThinkstockThe percentage of American workers in unions remained effectively unchanged last year. This marks a departure from the nation’s long-term trend. In the past 30 years, union membership has dropped from 20.1% of the workforce…