Here are 4 tips for today's trading. This will help you decide where you should invest and what to look for:
1) Stocks Up, Oil Down
US stock futures are climbing higher, indicating markets could have a positive start to the week. European stock markets are all rising, with the DAX in Germany up by more than 1%.
The broadly positive indications from the stock market contrast with the falling price of oil. Crude futures in the US are trading around $47 per barrel, down 2%.
The price of crude has more than halved over the past few months, piling pressure on the oil industry and many producer nations.
2) Market Movers
Shares in companies owned by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing soared Monday after he announced plans to reorganize his massive empire.
A big takeover is also attracting attention Monday.
3) Earnings Season
This week sees the start of earnings season, when a deluge of quarterly reports hit the market. A key company reporting earnings Monday is Alcoa (AA).
4) Golden Moments for Amazon and Netflix
The Golden Globe awards over the weekend were the latest affirmation of the growing role of players such as Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) and Netflix (NFLX, Tech30) in television.
Amazon's comedic television series "Transparent" picked up two Golden Globe awards, beating shows from HBO, Netflix and The CW Network.
Netflix star Kevin Spacey also earned an award for his acting in the show, "House of Cards."
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