By Jon D. Markman On May 8, 201806:28 AM Eastern
Stocks zipped around Wall Street in typically manic-depressive fashion this Monday. After zooming higher at the start, they dawdled midday, then plunged around 3 p.m., and finally ended with a...
By Jon D. Markman On May 7, 201803:25 PM Eastern
Stocks have started the week with an upbeat tone, though trading in the afternoon became a little more volatile after news emerged that the White House plans to announce its decision on the Iran...
By Jon D. Markman On May 7, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Defense and aerospace stocks are finally starting to go down. And that’s good news. In fact, if you are a longer-term investor, this is your wakeup call.
In a report to clients April 26, Rajeev...
By Jon D. Markman On May 7, 201810:47 AM Eastern
Stocks are starting the week with an upbeat tone, led by energy shares that are taking their cue from rising crude oil prices.
Although this morning’s action piles on top of the strong results...
By Tony Sagami On May 7, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Juan Villaverde covers mostly the cryptocurrency side of this space. I focus on the blockchain technology and business side, where a lot is changing very fast. Here’s your weekly crypto news...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On May 7, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I was born in 1946, soon after World War II ended and just as a postwar economic boom was getting underway.
Many people thought that boom would last only a year or two. The Great Depression was...
By Jon D. Markman On May 7, 201806:34 AM Eastern
U.S. equities rallied on Friday following a jobs report that showed the unemployment rate plunging to an eensy 3.9% despite moderating job growth. The news led futures markets to dial back...
By Sean Brodrick On May 5, 201811:55 AM Eastern
The next piece of the puzzle is falling into place for precious metals. It’s silver. And it’s as bullish as a festival in Pamplona.
Previously, I’ve talked about how precious metals miners are...
By Jon D. Markman On May 4, 201804:00 PM Eastern
There is a legitimate renaissance in all things dealing with space.
In April, Bloomberg reported the latest funding round for Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies placed the value of the...