This morning, many of the leading energy stocks are coming under early selling pressure. The important and highly followed Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLE) is trading lower by 0.28 cents to $71.88 a share. The daily chart of the XLE should have a lot of resistance around the $73.00 level. Short term traders should watch for intra-day support around the $71.50, and 71.20 levels should the XLE decline further.   ...

Investment gurus are asset or fund managers with big amounts of cash under management. They became popular by big returns and spectacular investment strategies. I talk about investors like George Soros and Warren Buffett. They all have one thing in common: The average return beats the market and if they invest, the market follows.

I made a screen of the biggest stock buys from 49 super investors over the recent six month and ranked them in my 100 best guru buy list. They all bought 594 stocks within the past half year.

The top stocks are now Berkshire Hathaway and Google. Berkshire was bought by 16 stock market professionals and Google by 15. Half of the top ten buys came from the technology sector. Investors still love this field because of the high growth potential and strong cash flows. But technology stocks are no big dividend payer. That’s why I did not invest much of my private wealth in technology stocks. That’s a bad strategy because if you want to have growth, the sector is one of the safest bets for the time being.

This morning, most of the leading energy stocks are declining lower at the start of the trading session. Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) is considered to be the leading energy stock in the broad energy sector. Today, XOM stock is trading lower by 0.91 cents to $88.18 a share. Short term traders should watch for intra-day support around the $88.07 and $87.54 levels.   ...

Stocks With Biggest Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 49 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 24 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 19.91 percent. Exactly 19 stocks/funds have a yield over five percent (high yield); 25 above three percent. 35 companies are currently recommended to buy.

Barely a year after supplanting Exxon Mobil as the largest stock in the current marketplace, Apple entered the record books Monday, becoming the most valuable stock to have ever traded.

This morning, the energy sector is trading higher on the session helping to lift the major stock indexes. The important energy sector accounts for roughly 16.0 percent of the S&P 500 Index. Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) is considered the leading energy stock in the market. Today, XOM stock is trading higher by 0.77 cents to $83.17 a share. ...

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has been roaring higher on a major rally that has had some legs. While the move is impressive, the stock is inching into a master short level at $85.60. This is a gap fill going back to May 5th, 2012. Based on the PPT (price, patter and time) method of pivot calculations, this stock should turn lower in this area. The downside target is $83.15.   ...