General Electric (NYSE: GE) is back. Its shares have more than doubled from the early 2009 swoon to near $16 and profits have begun to rebound. Then again, maybe not. Shares never traded below $30 in the middle part of the… Read More

When a trade turns sour, smart investors stand by their convictions and use any share price... Read More

When a trade turns sour, smart investors stand by their convictions and use any share price weakness to build a bigger position. And that’s just what George Soros is doing with his investment... Read More

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is a $300 billion company trading at nearly 12 times earnings. Has this... Read More

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is a $300 billion company trading at nearly 12 times earnings. Has this super major oil company reached a peak valuation — or should these shares be an immediate addition... Read More

If I were to reverse engineer the ideal company to invest in, it would be one that is a leader in... Read More

If I were to reverse engineer the ideal company to invest in, it would be one that is a leader in its industry, operates in a fast-growing market, has a globally diversified revenue stream that... Read More

A fair number of initial public offerings (IPOs) have flourished in this choppy market . Indian travel site MakeMyTrip (Nasdaq: MMYT), up as much as +66% in its first day of trading Thursday, and rental housing software firm RealPage (Nasdaq: RP), up +30%, are two of the latest examples. Read More

Depending on your investment style, either growth stocks or value stocks likely hold greater appeal. But sometimes you don’t have to choose. On rare occasion, a stock can represent the best of both worlds. These GARP (Growth at a Reasonable Price) stocks tend… Read More

I’ve been investigating fad stocks lately, and thought one article might be enough, until I came across such a perfect example, I thought investors absolutely had to know about it. [See: 3 “Fad” Stocks That Collapsed. . . and the Next One To Fall] We often learn… Read More

In the battle for television viewers against traditional cable companies, the country’s two-leading satellite cable providers have been engaged in a low-grade war these past years. With each passing quarter, either DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) or Dish Network (Nasdaq: DISH) scores a direct hit. Both fighters benefit while the industry is… Read More

Sometimes an investment looks like a no-brainer — until you dig a little deeper. On the face... Read More

Sometimes an investment looks like a no-brainer — until you dig a little deeper. On the face of it, Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO) looks like one heckuva stock. The company offers insurance... Read More

The oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will alter the landscape for offshore drilling for... Read More

The oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will alter the landscape for offshore drilling for decades to come. Uncertainty over new regulations, lawsuits and the near-term hit to business in the... Read More