Market Insight

Markets rarely move at random. InvestorPlace’s leading analysts break down macro trends, sector dynamics, and recurring market patterns to help investors understand what is changing, what matters most, and where opportunities may emerge.

Is the Fed Blowing Another Bubble?

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Something historical and unprecedented is happening. Never before has the world experienced what we are seeing now: A massive debasement of the global monetary system as central bankers around the world engage in a competitive currency war to boost exports.

Apple (AAPL) Rumors – MacBook Air Laptop Buzz

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Apple (AAPL) rumors include buzz on new MacBook Air laptops and a plan to sell iPhones at Sam's Club and Target.

Could AOL Acquire Yahoo?

By Paul Ausick
AOL, along with partners, may be interested in acquiring Yahoo, according to published reports, but Yahoo's stake in China's Alibaba remains a central issue.

Ngmoco’s Sale Signals ‘The Age of the App’

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Sale of Ngmoco to Japan's DeNA Co. signals that the smartphone app business has arrived. New competitive landscape has four major app marketplaces.

S&P 500 May be About to Take a Breather

By David Banister
We are likely to see a pullback before a rally to new highs, according to Elliott Wave Theory and Fibonacci retracement.

Silver ETF (SLV) Hits a New High

By Paul Ausick
The iShares Silver Trust ETF (NYSE: SLV) traded above $23 per share, an all-time high for the fund since its inception in 2006.

Facebook, Zynga Game Network Institute Share Fees in Anticipation of IPOs

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
According to a new Bloomberg report, both companies are starting to lay the necessary groundwork to make a strong initial public offering by instituting processing fees for each sale of company shares made by employees.

Debt-Free Stocks Trouncing The Market Now

By Jeff Reeves
These 14 companies have been debt-free for 5 years, and many of them show high returns.

5 Ways Investors Benefit from More Buyouts

By Jeff Reeves
Here are five reasons private equity buyouts are good news for individual investors.

Icahn Backs MGM, Lions Gate Merger

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Financier Carl Icahn backs a new plan that would combine MGM and Lions Gate in a merger and help solve MGM's financial problems.

Redbox Launches Game Rental Service, Fends Off Blockbuster Express

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
After experimenting with video game rentals in the past eighteen months, Redbox announced this week that they are going to be bringing games to "thousands" of their 24,000 kiosks in the United States.

Microsoft Debuts Windows Phone 7

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Microsoft debuted its much-anticipated Windows Phone 7 operating system and displayed the initial lineup of nine Windows Phone 7 smartphones that will be supported by mobile carriers.

TD Ameritrade Adds Free ETF Trades

By ETFguide
TD Ameritrade is the latest brokerage firm to offer commission-free online ETF trades. The offer will apply to 100 preselected ETFs for TD’s customers.

Low Volatility Suggests Trouble Ahead

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Volatility measures, via short-term and long-term VIX indicators, hint at imminent pullback for stocks.

Fresh Trouble For Europe?

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
The higher euro and lost export activity may result in another round of selling for the euro and European stocks.

Google Invests in Offshore Electricity

By Paul Ausick
A small privately-held firm, Trans-Elect Development Company, has proposed building a backbone along the Atlantic Coast of the US for wind energy projects to tie into.

How HTML 5 May Help Microsoft and Adobe Beat Apple

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Microsoft is no longer the most valuable technology company on the planet. That title's gone to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the company that has seized the consumer market with its mobile devices like the MacBook, iPod, and iPhone.

Something Has To Give in Bonds

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor
The Fed's actions are actually adding to emerging market investors' gains. Although aimed at stimulating the U.S. economy, they're moving BRIC and Latin American emerging markets.

Jobs Report Shows Recession Goes On

By ETFguide
September was the 15th month during the Obama administration with the unemployment rate at or above 9.5%.  The underemployment rate, which includes forced part-time and some…
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