By Sean Brodrick On April 9, 201910:20 AM Eastern
Gold is up again today. It’s driven by A) rising purchases in China and B) weakness in the U.S. dollar.
Importantly, the ranges — up and down — in gold are narrowing. This indicates a breakout...
By Jon D. Markman On April 9, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Industrial stocks came under pressure on Monday, breaking a weeklong winning streak, as a set of major manufacturing companies were dinged for weak earnings and revenue shortfalls. But big techs...
By Jon D. Markman On April 8, 201903:15 PM Eastern
Stocks were under pressure through midday Monday as a cohort of industrial companies took some dings on their reputations.
Through 2:15 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrials were down 115 points,...
By Jon D. Markman On April 8, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Despite what you may have heard, Amazon.com is not killing retail. Shoppers actually like stores, and some are thriving like never before.
Home Depot (HD) is growing sales and net earnings the...
By Tony Sagami On April 8, 201901:04 PM Eastern
"Crypto[currency] is a far better way to transfer value than pieces of paper, that's for sure."
-- Elon Musk
There is no shortage of hoopla surrounding the immigration situation at the...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On April 8, 201912:28 PM Eastern
I hate cannabis; I wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole. But I love the medical miracles it’s creating.
And whether you hate it or love it, there’s no denying its unstoppable march to...
By Jon D. Markman On April 8, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Stocks wobbled around the unchanged line during most of the Friday session before levitating around 3 p.m. and rumbling into the close with decent if lethargic gains. Trading volume in the past...
By Sean Brodrick On April 6, 201912:00 PM Eastern
Platinum is the rarest of the world’s precious metals. But it’s also seen its price beaten far down below that of gold and palladium.
Now, it looks like investors are seeing a bargain they can’t...
By Tony Sagami On April 5, 201905:00 PM Eastern
As the son of a western Washington vegetable farmer, I have always been acutely aware of the seasons.
The first day of spring brought a lot more than pretty flowers and green grass on our farm....
