Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:
World markets are falling again. Prepare for another bumpy ride.
Chinese stocks bounced around Wednesday before ending weaker for the fifth day running. Stock futures are signaling that U.S. markets should open with a gain of about one percent, but Europe is firmly in the red.
1) China drops again
China announced a new round of measures designed to boost the economy late Tuesday, cutting interest rates and allowing banks to lend more. But the bold move failed to prevent further losses. Shanghai Composite closed 1.3% down Wednesday, while the Shenzen Composite lost 3%.
The central bank also said after the market close that it would lend commercial banks about $22 billion to boost liquidity in the short term in its first such move since February.