Whole Foods’ stock leaped 10% this week on news that Jana Partners acquired an 8.3% stake in the natural grocery food chain. Jana, well known as an activist investor, is keen to get Whole Foods back on the growth track. Before this announcement Whole Foods stock was flat for the… Read More

The already battered retail sector could fall even further if President Trump gets his way and achieves passage of a border tax. But behind the political anxiety lurks a surprising upside for certain retailers. Read More

Syria doesn't produce much oil, but the fear of a conflict that pits two of the world's three oil superpowers against each other is enough to make markets nervous.  Read More

Climate change, pollution and overpopulation are converging to boost the global demand for potable water. We highlight two superb clean water plays, one an exchange-traded fund and the other an individual stock. Read More

Sales of light trucks may be a harbinger of small business revival. Read More

Marijuana stocks are always a popular topic and sure enough, readers this week asked us (yet again) about the best way to profit from the fast rise of canna-business. Also on the docket: exchange-traded funds with exposure to Latin America and India.   Read More

In a highly charged political era, long-term investors should focus on wires utilities as the most conservative income investments. Read More

Looking for stocks that buck the general trend of the market can provide a safe place to wait out the turbulence and profit at the same time. We’ve pinpointed one such stock.   Read More

Data-center REITs have a collective market cap of more than $73 billion and an average yield of 3.7%. Read More

The list of investor anxieties these days is long, which is why you should embrace select technology stocks. That’s right, technology. We examine two solid recommendations now. Read More