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 November 30, 201805:10 PM Eastern
Amazon.com’s (AMZN) plans to revolutionize healthcare are starting to come into focus. It should come as no surprise that the Seattle ecommerce giant plans to upend this sector, too. From retail...
By Jon D. Markman On November 28, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Imagine artificially intelligent software that can scan and analyze your online profile. Then imagine it creating a score — a risk rating — that’s searchable by future employers. It’s scary, and...
By Jon D. Markman On November 26, 201802:10 PM Eastern
The future of connectivity depends on a big idea: unlaunched constellations of inexpensive satellites.
SpaceX got one step closer to that dream on Nov. 16. That’s when the Federal Communications...
By Jon D. Markman On November 21, 201803:26 PM Eastern
A year ago, the idea that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies were going to change the world was becoming the consensus opinion. Today, not so much.
The digital currency fell below $5,000 this week....
By Jon D. Markman On November 19, 201802:20 PM Eastern
Facebook (FB) is in hot water, again. It’s the same old story. Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
An expose from the New York Times on Wednesday threw plenty of cold water on...
By Jon D. Markman On November 16, 201802:10 PM Eastern
Alphabet (GOOGL) is the Rodney Dangerfield of tech companies. It gets no respect.
Waymo, its self-driving car subsidiary, announced Tuesday it will launch a fully autonomous taxi service in...
By Jon D. Markman On November 14, 201804:10 PM Eastern
Computers as small and light as particles of dust are moving out of the realm of science fiction, according to a recent Wall Street Journal story.
It changes what is possible in computing. It...
By Jon D. Markman On November 12, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Facebook (FB) is rebranding. The new corporate messaging is deliberately fuzzy. It is all about bedtime stories and using technology to catch up with friends and family.
A month ago, the social...
By Jon D. Markman On November 9, 201801:55 PM Eastern
The branding is perfect: No lines, no checkouts, no registers. Retail is going people-less. Technology can replace cashiers, and companies are racing to get there first.
The trend began with...
By Jon D. Markman On November 7, 201802:00 PM Eastern
A cryptocurrency millionaire is staking his fortune on a giant plot of land in the Nevada desert … vaults burrowed into the side of mountains … and blockchain.
Jeffrey Berns is taking a big...
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.
