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 October 12, 201804:30 PM Eastern
The corporate world is going green. While this transformation may not get the coverage that electric vehicles do, it’s a big trend change with larger implications.
General Motors (GM) announced...
By Jon D. Markman On October 10, 201802:25 PM Eastern
The future of communications is careening toward us at an incredible clip. The new age is going to be amazing and messy at the same time.
Verizon (VZ) rolled out fifth-generation wireless...
By Jon D. Markman On October 8, 201801:55 PM Eastern
As Amazon.com (AMZN) fortunes have increased, the company has come under increasing pressure to share its wealth with employees. Last week, the process began, sort of.
The online giant announced...
By Jon D. Markman On October 5, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Car shows are important, and not only in an escapist kind of way. They reflect culture. They show what is possible, what is likely.
The most-watched car show in the world kicked off in France...
By Jon D. Markman On October 3, 201803:25 PM Eastern
Something important is happening. The same forces that turned movies, music and shopping into bits of data are transforming financial services.
To the general public, Betterment LLC is largely...
By Jon D. Markman On September 28, 201804:22 PM Eastern
The future of policing is five feet tall and weighs about 400 pounds. Don’t worry, it’s not what you think.
Knightscope calls its K5 robot a fully autonomous data security machine. It is meant...
By Jon D. Markman On September 26, 201803:48 PM Eastern
Some say data is the new oil, arguing it will change every industry and everyday life, for everyone.
One thing is certain; companies are scrambling to get as much of it as possible …
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By Jon D. Markman On September 24, 201802:27 PM Eastern
Banks and credit unions are in a fight for their lives. A financial technology revolution is underway. The old world order is dying.
In early September, Bloomberg reported Mastercard (MA) and...
By Jon D. Markman On September 21, 201801:55 PM Eastern
As a company, Apple (AAPL) is usually bulletproof. Unfortunately, the iPhone maker is hopelessly stuck in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war, and the real “shooting” has only just begun.
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By Jon D. Markman On September 19, 201802:55 PM Eastern
Extremism is on the rise globally. Instead of attacking the root cause, politicians are increasingly scapegoating big technology companies.
Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European...
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.
