Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:
1. Blue Monday
Markets are having a case of the Monday Blues. U.S. stock futures are pointing down and most European markets are firmly in negative territory. But it's not all doom and gloom. Many stock markets are only taking a step back after trading near record highs.
Wall Street was an exciting place last week, with the Nasdaq nearing an all-time high.
2. Tire takeover
Shares in Pirelli (PPAMF) are rising by about 2% in Europe after China National Chemical Corporation announced plans to pay nearly $8 billion to acquire the Italian tire maker.
Talk of a takeover had been swirling for a few days.
3. Germany vs. Greece
Greece's new Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras is meeting Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday to discuss Greece's financial crisis. The results of the talks could influence market movements across Europe.
Tsipras has warned Merkel that it will be "impossible" for Greece to pay its debts in the coming weeks without further financial assistance from Germany and its international partners. Europe wants Greece to deliver on promised reforms before releasing any more funds.
The meeting comes after a video emerged this month showing Greece's outspoken finance minister Yanis Varoufakis making a lewd gesture directed towards Germany. The video was taken in 2013, before Varoufakis was installed in his new job.
4. Economics
The National Realtors Association will report on existing home sales made in February at 10 a.m. ET.
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