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 September 17, 201804:20 PM Eastern
The best corporate managers are always one step ahead. They are able to live in the future, by keeping customers happy in the present.
In a video posted by CNBC last week, Amazon.com (AMZN) CEO...
By Jon D. Markman On September 14, 201803:28 PM Eastern
It’s easy to beat up on Apple. Management seems smug. Its lack of real product innovation in its yearly releases can get depressing.
But every five years or so, the company does something really...
By Jon D. Markman On September 12, 201805:16 PM Eastern
China is likely to win the race to next-generation wireless technology, according to analysts. Good for them, but not so much for the United States. In fact, the negative consequences for the U.S....
By Jon D. Markman On September 10, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Listen closely.
It’s the sounds you don’t hear that count.
And all this quiet tells us that the electric car revolution is happening.
Balding and mustachioed, Dieter Zetsche does not look...
By Jon D. Markman On September 7, 201805:00 PM Eastern
Artificial intelligence is going to be big. The evidence is everywhere. Yet, many investors underestimate the impact. Others dismiss the technology as hype. But a provocative story this week from...
By Jon D. Markman On September 5, 201803:48 PM Eastern
I’m not normally a fan of Death by Amazon conspiracy theories, except in cases where the victim is better off dead.
Amazon.com is reportedly working on an ad-supported video service. The...
By Jon D. Markman On August 31, 201801:55 PM Eastern
From ownership to propulsion and operation, car-making is at a point of inflection. Power brokers are scrambling to find new business models, and to slow the process.
CNBC ran a story last week...
By Jon D. Markman On August 29, 201802:17 PM Eastern
Privacy is the new battleground. Sounds simple, but it’s not. This war is really about the power of networks, and legacy vs. disruption.
Facebook (FB) reportedly pulled its iPhone data security...
By Jon D. Markman On August 27, 201804:50 PM Eastern
In life and markets, timing is everything.
Alibaba (BABA), the leading Chinese digital technology company, just reported explosive sales growth. Its first-quarter results prove that this company...
By Jon D. Markman On August 24, 201803:34 PM Eastern
Financial technology has reached an inflection point. We can already see a new set of winners emerging in the payment industry.
Costco (COST) is reportedly set to start rolling out contactless...
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.
