By Jon D. Markman On July 21, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Apple (AAPL) will obviously lead earnings report headlines Tuesday after the close because of its huge market capitalization and over-weighting in the major averages. The company is expected to...
By Jon D. Markman On July 14, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Say what you will about “green cred” — the social brownie points awarded in certain areas of the country for driving a battery-powered Nissan Leaf or Toyota Prius plug-in — but electric vehicles...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 13, 201501:13 PM Eastern
For now at least, the Greek situation is quickly resolving, and market are applauding the narrow escape from an exit from the eurozone, capital controls and potential re-introduction of the...
By Jon D. Markman On July 7, 201507:30 AM Eastern
It’s been lost in the kerfuffle over the Greek “No” vote this weekend, but there was an important jobs report issued on Thursday.
The June payroll data’s headline figure was 223,000 jobs gained,...
By Jon D. Markman On June 30, 201507:30 AM Eastern
What worries me the most about the current economy is not corporate masters keeping entry-level workers down overtly, but the trend toward robots, artificial intelligence and machines learning...
By Jon D. Markman On June 23, 201507:30 AM Eastern
In a reminder that the world doesn’t revolve around Federal Reserve dot plots or the machination of Greek bailout negotiations in Brussels, there has been a surge of merger news as companies...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 16, 201502:04 PM Eastern
Natural Health Trends Corp. (NHTC), the top-rated name in the Best Hot-Sector Leaders Heat Map, is riding high on the emphasis on wellness in beauty and lifestyle products. The shares are up more...
By Jon D. Markman On June 16, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Regional and money-center banks are red-hot lately. And Jack Ablin, the chief investment officer at Bank of Montreal, thinks he knows why — and what it means.
I have served on many investment...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 15, 201502:46 PM Eastern
Cigna Corp. (CI) soared today after reports that Anthem Inc. (ATHM) was preparing a takeover attempt in a move that could cause a round of consolidation in the health-insurance sector. In late...
By Jon D. Markman On June 9, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Video chip juggernaut Ambarella (AMBA) closed above $100 for the first time last week, which is not bad for a stock that started the year at $50, and which I first recommended to New Tech...
