Stock Market Today

Many investors refer to themselves as “contrarian,” and I’m one of them. But what does that really mean? After all, anyone can label himself as he sees fit, but… Read more

Eighteen months after Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB) disastrous public trading debut, the Twitter IPO was a smash success. The popular social media site is up a whopping 86% in its… Read more

The Twitter IPO has investors lining up to buy shares of the second largest social network. And that considerable interest is sending shares soaring 74% above their IPO price…. Read more

For much of October, the government shutdown and the debt ceiling dominated the financial headlines. But corporate earnings have been the market driver. The S&P 500 has risen 4.6%… Read more

As investors, we often worry about the effects of inflation eating into our returns. But might higher inflation rates actually be a good thing for the U.S. economy? That’s… Read more

We may be able to thank the government shutdown for slowing one of the great growth sectors of the U.S. economy: car sales. Some would-be car buyers postponed new… Read more

People have been forecasting a market pullback for months. “How to Play the Pullback That’s (Probably) Coming,” CNBC wrote in March. “Market Angst Pushes Stocks Into ‘Pullback’ Territory,” a… Read more

When two of the best small-cap experts I know are recommending the same stock, I pay close attention. Back in September, when I was attending the Value Investing Congress,… Read more

Because I’m a value investor I love bargains. You can imagine, then, the anticipation when I found a bargain opportunity to invest alongside one of the great value investors… Read more