Pivotal Point
Turning points in history and in the markets can help you transform small grubstakes into not-so-small fortunes. Or they can trip up your finances for months, even years. This free e-letter will not only keep you one step ahead of the news, but it will also help you identify the pivotal point in time when a major turn is near.
By Jon D. Markman On March 2, 202012:55 PM Eastern
A software company backed by Bill Gates and hedge fund legend David Shaw is about to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry.
Schrodinger (SDGR) uses breakthrough artificial intelligence to help...
By Jon D. Markman On February 28, 202001:00 PM Eastern
Sony (SNE) announced three new smartphones on Sunday via YouTube. Each brings cutting edge new image and audio sensors, enhanced by artificial intelligence, smarter software and fifth-generation...
By Jon D. Markman On February 26, 202001:00 PM Eastern
How cool would it be if you could get what you need from the local grocery store and just leave? No dealing with cashiers. No fuss.
Amazon.com (AMZN) has been fiddling with the idea since 2015....
By Jon D. Markman On February 24, 202002:27 PM Eastern
Giant media companies want to monetize your time. The winners who manage to do this will earn billions.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, Comcast (CMCSA) and Fox are in talks to buy...
By Jon D. Markman On February 21, 202001:36 PM Eastern
I’ve touched briefly on the digital transformation recently. It’s the biggest disruptor since the invention of the computer. And it will impact how businesses and consumers interact.
And I’m not...
By Jon D. Markman On February 19, 202001:57 PM Eastern
Just when it seemed that the trade war with China was winding down, a new reporting suggests tensions are heating up again.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that U.S. Department of...
By Jon D. Markman On February 17, 202001:00 PM Eastern
Soon, millions of agricultural sensors will be able to determine how much fertilizer, insecticide and water each plant should receive, all without being connected to the cloud.
That’s the big...
By Jon D. Markman On February 14, 202001:00 PM Eastern
It was only a matter of time. Apple (AAPL) customers are tapping their watches and phones to pay for products in record numbers.
Apple Pay, the near-field communication contactless payment...
By Jon D. Markman On February 12, 202001:00 PM Eastern
The first folding glass display on a smartphone is a reality.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip was one of four ambitious new smartphones unveiled Tuesday in San Francisco. The innovative devices pack...
By Jon D. Markman On February 10, 202001:15 PM Eastern
The future of business is data analytics and artificially intelligent software. This is true regardless of whether a company makes breakfast cereal, designs semiconductors or flies a fleet of...
About the Editor
Jon D. Markman is winner of the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award for outstanding financial journalism and the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi award. He was also on Los Angeles Times staffs that won Pulitzer Prizes for coverage of the 1992 L.A. riots and the 1994 Northridge earthquake. He invented Microsoft’s StockScouter, the world’s first online app for analyzing and picking stocks.
