Middle East
Oil Is in a Hot Spot: 9 Ways to Generate High Yields in Energy
This weekend's attack on Saudi refineries adds one more variable to bolster prices.
OPEC Won't Let On, but Oil's Price Scares the Cartel
OPEC has no idea how much oil prices can fall, but current prices are not acceptable to the organization.
Rethinking Monetary Policy, Oil Rises and an Amazon Options Rush: Market Recon
But trading calls and puts in Amazon requires you to know your risk tolerance big-time.
The Circus Is Coming to Osaka, but Will It Play Out on Wall Street?
When loud-mouth politicians stay out of the markets, it is just entertainment, but there's nothing funny about trade wars and Middle East conflict.
As Iran Conflict Brews, Set Sights on Raytheon and Northrop Grumman
While perhaps not good long-term holds at these prices, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman may be good trades.
Financial Market Behavior, General Mills Earnings: Market Recon
Markets must choose now between the easy, the tense and the uncertain. What could possibly go wrong?
Draghi's Silver Tongue, Heeding Lockheed Martin and Awaiting Adobe: Market Recon
The ECB president speaks of more stimulus, more head-butting with Iran should help defense stocks, and how to play Adobe in advance of earnings.
The One Geopolitical Event That Could Surprise Markets the Most
There's a lot going on right now and the markets (and media) have difficulty latching on to more than three or four stories at a time.
Is the Market Ready to Ride With Uber?
Uber is generating both excitement and anxiety on Friday.
3 'Flextensions' Very Evident in This Market: Tesla, Oil and Bonds
Brexit is not the only big issue getting kicked down the road lately.