A rumored bid by Hasbro sent Mattel's stock up last week. Surprisingly, Mattel, who's famed Barbie is free-falling in popularity, is not interested in being acquired. How did Hasbro get such an upper hand on Mattel? Read More

Today I dissect the International Energy Agency's recent projection that the U.S. is set to become the world's leading oil and natural gas production superpower. Read More

The West often can't understand China's strategic way of thinking. Chinese "ghost cities" aren't so ridiculous anymore. And now, China has banned crypto-currency trading and yet it still encourages crypto-currency mining. What gives? Read More

Here are three retail stocks that are worth buying now while they are beaten down on the false notion that one day Amazon will put them out of business. Read More

IPOs have been less than stellar this year and some time spent fishing in the pond of recent deals delivers some soggy results. Read More

Snap Inc. has disclosed that Chinese tech behemoth owns a 12 percent stake. The company looks like it needs outside help. On its own the company is struggling and losing to Facebook's Instagram. Read More

On the one hand, this inattention is causing some MLPs to dial back distribution growth. On the other hand, it means you can still get a good deal on a stock yielding nearly 10%. Read More

This sort of pricing disparity is not unusual when the global economy is passing through an inflection point that has not yet been recognized by the market. As an investor, you can make a lot of money in a short period of time if you know how to take advantage of these rare opportunities. Read More

Amazon and Walmart are hard at work vying for the top spot in the delivery of perishable groceries. Who will be the beneficiary as these goliaths wrestle for the most profitable way to serve out of the way customers? Read More

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a long history of over-promising and under-delivering when it comes to his electric vehicle company. Following the most recent quarterly earnings, investor patience may finally be wearing thin.  Read More