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 April 4, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Healthcare is one-sixth of the U.S. economy. It is a $3 trillion industry. And it is hopelessly broken.
On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Walmart (WMT) was in early talks to...
By Jon D. Markman On April 2, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Nvidia (NVDA) has a problem. Don’t worry, it has almost nothing to do with Uber.
The semiconductor company has a supply problem. It can’t make enough of its prized graphics processing units to...
By Jon D. Markman On March 28, 201803:04 PM Eastern
A key player in the data revolution is under siege. Some would say deservedly so.
Politicians, regulators and pundits are circling for the kill. But as an investor, you need to know when to use...
By Jon D. Markman On March 26, 201801:55 PM Eastern
You have probably seen their white trucks around town. The simple branding on the side says they are the uniform people.
Most people would not think corporate uniform rentals is a growth...
By Jon D. Markman On March 23, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Bitcoin is likely to become the online equivalent to gold, according to a billionaire investor.
Peter Thiel was at the Economic Club of New York last week, talking about cryptocurrencies. As the...
By Jon D. Markman On March 21, 201801:55 PM Eastern
It happened. A self-driving car has killed a pedestrian. Skeptics are calling for development to end.
According to reporting from ABC News, Elaine Herzberg was struck by an Uber autonomous SUV...
By Jon D. Markman On March 19, 201802:15 PM Eastern
Another iconic American store is on deathwatch.
Last week, managers at Toys “R” Us Inc. told their 33,000 U.S. employees to expect that all stores will close in the coming months. That’s...
By Jon D. Markman On March 16, 201802:55 PM Eastern
It’s not easy for cryptocurrency speculators right now. Right now, it seems like everyone in a position of power is turning against them.
This week, officials at the International Monetary Fund...
By Jon D. Markman On March 14, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Jet fighters, helicopters and missile systems are really important. Yet, designing and building them is just a small part of what Lockheed Martin (LMT) engineers do every day.
The Maryland...
By Jon D. Markman On March 12, 201802:00 PM Eastern
In an age of rockets and wonder, it is easy to forget about the U.S. Navy.
After all, we imagine future military conflicts will be resolved with the surgical precision of next-generation...
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.
