3 DNA Stocks to Buy for the Synthetic Biology Revolution

Biology is the study of life. And synthetic biology is the creation of new life for new purposes. Ever since the Green Revolution of the 1970s, synthetic biology has allowed us to make new crops, drugs, and additives for profit and to make the world a better place. But the true promise of synthetic biology …

Warning! 3 Stocks That Are Waving Big Red Flags

Source: BOOCYS / Shutterstock.com The current recovery in the stock market has been uneven. Tech is booming, financials are lagging and everything in between is a mixed bag. This is frustrating, especially as some once dominant stocks continue to fall to new lows. This has created some stocks with big red flags that could crash. …

7 Must-Have Dividend Stocks for Long-Term Investing

Warren Buffett is credited with saying that his preferred length of time for owning a stock is forever. To give credit where credit is due, the Oracle of Omaha does put his money where his mouth is. Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) has several must-have dividend stocks for long-term investing. Buffett has said those …

Tyson Foods stock on track for worst weekly performance since November of 2008

Tyson Foods Inc.’s stock TSN, -0.95% is on track for a 20% decline on the week, which would be its worst performance since November of 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The stock has fallen after meat producer swung to a surprise second-quarter loss and lowered its …

Wheat futures eye first gain in 5 sessions; USDA forecasts U.S. ending stocks at lowest in 16 years

Wheat futures climbed on Friday, with prices looking to post their first gain in five sessions after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its U.S. all-wheat yield projection and forecast that domestic ending stocks would be at their lowest in 16 years. The latest monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reported projected the all-wheat …

Gold futures post a loss for the week

Gold futures settled lower on Friday to tally a modest loss for the week. “The price action in gold appears to be based on technical levels rather than a tangible change of sentiment,” said Jameel Ahmad, chief analyst at CompareBroker.io. “For as long as gold can successfully defend $2,000, which was only weeks ago a …

Debt-ceiling meetings ‘productive’ as Biden, leaders set to reconvene next week: White House

The White House on Friday characterized discussions over the U.S. debt ceiling as “productive,” as President Joe Biden and congressional leaders were set to meet again on the issue early next week. A meeting scheduled for Friday was postponed, but a source familiar with the meetings called the delay a “positive” development, as staff work …

Oil futures finished lower for the session, with U.S. prices down nearly 2% for the week

Oil futures declined on Friday, with U.S. prices losing almost 2% for the week. “Besides contending with the prospects of a recession, oil prices were met with a barrage of bearish signals this week: growing U.S. crude inventories, the higher-than-expected U.S. jobless claims, China’s still uneven recovery, as well as with the imminent resumption of …

Epicenter of market’s debt-ceiling worries shifts to doubts on a resolution

Worries about whether a U.S. debt-ceiling resolution can be reached were reflected in volatile trading of short-term government bills, with investors and traders bailing on the two-month maturity on Friday after a fresh warning from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Investors and traders sold off the 2-month Treasury bill, pushing the corresponding rate up 29.5 …