By Sean Brodrick On August 22, 201701:42 PM Eastern
On Monday, I told you that I thought the market could be ready for a short but sharp correction. I was looking for a good entry into a bearish fund to protect you, and potentially profit.
Today,...
By Remi Lukosiunas On August 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Have you ever seen a bank tucked away in some shopping plaza, or just sitting on some lonely street corner? Then you looked at the name of it and thought to yourself: “What is this bank? I’ve...
By Jon D. Markman On August 21, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Most stocks suck. I have been saying it for a long time. It has nothing to do with markets, or even with the economy.
Last week, Foot Locker (FL) reported terrible results. Shares in the...
By Sean Brodrick On August 21, 201701:53 PM Eastern
As the great American rocker Tom Petty sings, “The waiting is the hardest part.” That goes for many aspects of life. Birthdays. Vacations. Solar Eclipses. And the markets. Just to name a few. I’m...
By Mike Larson On August 21, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Happy Eclipse Day! For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will streak across the continental U.S. later today. Viewers in a 70-mile wide swath of territory stretching southeast from...
By Jon D. Markman On August 18, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Industrial designers dream about products free of buttons and wired connections. Sadly, function always gets in the way.
That is likely to change. Samsung, Foxconn and other firms are...
By Mike Larson On August 18, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Have you ever heard of Marty Zweig? If not, he’s a famous money manager and author of the classic investing book Winning on Wall Street. Zweig passed away a few years ago, but one of his trademark...
By Sean Brodrick On August 17, 201712:46 PM Eastern
The major indexes are falling on their faces today, dragged lower by poor results from Cisco Systems and Wal-Mart.
The broader market has been walking on clouds for months, so it’s not...
By Gavin Magor On August 17, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Rising health insurance costs have Americans looking for ways to save their hard-earned money — without sacrificing the quality of care in the process. When it comes to cost and coverage, you...
By Jon D. Markman On August 16, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Airlines have been the butt of customer service jokes for years. Deservedly so. Now they’re fighting back, with software.
This week, JetBlue announced a large investment in Gladly, a Silicon...
