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7 Things You to Know About Your 401(k)

For thousands of Americans, a 401(k) plan is the only real connection they have to the stock market. Some people have hundreds of thousands or even millions of hard-earned dollars invested in a 401(k) and still understand very little about how the plan works. Financial advisors often recommend investing as much money as possible in…

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Alibaba’s Profit Misses The Mark

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) reported yet another quarter of staggering revenue growth on Thursday, but the stock dropped more than 3 percent in premarket trading after fiscal third-quarter earnings per share came up short of consensus expectations.

Boeing Soars On Record Plane Deliveries

Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) bounced back from an unfavorable trade ruling on Wednesday morning when the company reported a better-than-expected fourth quarter, sending shared higher by more than 5 percent in pre-market trading. Boeing finished off an incredibly successful 2017 in which it was the top-performing stock in the Dow Jones industrial average, gaining 89 percent on…

Crackdown Sends Cryptocurrency Tumbling

Leading cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and Ethereum, tumbled after Bloomberg reported that digital currency exchange Bitfinex was subpoenaed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In addition to the Bitfinex subpoena, South Korea has begun implementing a new set of stricter cryptocurrency regulations, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stepped in to halt a $600 million…

Electric Bike Fails to Spark HOG Stock

There will soon be a new competitor in the electric vehicle market, and this one will not be the four-wheeled variety. This week, Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE: HOG) announced it plans to have a fully electric motorcycle on the market within 18 months, but investors weren’t particularly impressed by the news.