TOOLS TRADES - 4 Tips for Today’s Trading

4 Tips for Today’s Trading - 26/02

: English; SCHOOL; 26 February 2015

Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:

1) Watch the Banks -- Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered, RBS

1) Watch the Banks -- Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered, RBS

Shares in Morgan Stanley (MS) could be on the move Thursday after it agreed to pay $2.6 billion to settle a case over mortgage-backed securities. The bank said the settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice -- reportedly its biggest legal bill from the financial crisis -- will hit earnings for 2014.

Shares in Standard Chartered (SCBFF) were rising in London after the bank, which focuses on emerging markets, said former JPMorgan investment banker Bill Winters will take over as CEO. Meanwhile, shares in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are dipping after the firm reported another annual loss in 2014.

2) Earnings and Economics

2) Earnings and Economics

Kohl's (KSS), Taser (TASR) and SeaWorld (SEAS) are among the companies reporting earnings before the opening bell.

J.C. Penney (JCP), Gap (GPS) and Herbalife (HLF) will report after the close.

On the economic side, the U.S. government will report on weekly jobless claims at 8:30 a.m. ET. It will also update the Consumer Price Index at the same time.

3) U.S. Officials Vote on Internet Regulations

3) U.S. Officials Vote on Internet Regulations

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to approve new rules Thursday that -- depending on which side you believe -- either ensure a fair Internet or smother it with unnecessary regulation. The decision could have a wide reaching impact on companies ranging from Netflix (NFLX, Tech30) to Comcast (CCV).

The FCC will decide on the rules in secret. Commissioners will make statements, but they probably won't publish the actual rules for weeks.