By Alex Benfield On June 14, 202103:00 PM Eastern
After over a year of COVID-19 lockdowns and a cryptocurrency bull market, we expected the first major cryptocurrency conference would be a popular event. But very few would have guessed how...
By Jon D. Markman On June 14, 202102:40 PM Eastern
Stocks are stunted today as the reopening trade continues to flounder and tech stocks try to rebound.
I wrote last week that the reaction to the latest consumer price data is weird at best....
By Alex Benfield On June 14, 202101:50 PM Eastern
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Bitcoin (BTC, Tech/Adoption Grade “A-”) has just burst through the $40,000 level,...
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By Tony Sagami On June 14, 202109:00 AM Eastern
Prices of stocks — like for just about everything else under the sun — continue to rise.
Indeed, the S&P 500 Index pushed out to a new all-time high on Thursday, June 10, the same day the...
By Sean Brodrick On June 14, 202106:00 AM Eastern
While uranium’s price has been rising slowly ...
... it’s nothing compared to the doubles, and even triples, we’ve seen for some uranium mining stocks since last fall.
What’s going on?
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By David Dittman On June 13, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Editor’s Note: Financial Anchor Jessica Borg is working on a longer-term assignment this week. She’ll be back with another great interview next Sunday. Milton Friedman famously said,...
By Beth Canova On June 13, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Talk of inflation is everywhere. Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday inflation could climb as high as 3% this year as the economy recovers from the depths of the...
By Sam Blumenfeld On June 11, 202104:27 PM Eastern
• Bitcoin (BTC, Tech/Adoption Grade “A-”) is one of just a few of the more-established cryptocurrencies in the green today. It sits at $37,000, but the market is relatively unchanged.
• Ethereum...
By Mike Larson On June 11, 202112:00 PM Eastern
It’s happening again — a fresh bout of real estate mania. But it’s not just housing prices that are soaring! Inflation is popping up everywhere, from commodities traded on Wall Street to consumer...
Holy cow! Did you get a load of those inflation figures yesterday?
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) surged 5% in May from a year ago. That was up sharply from 4.2% a month earlier and well ahead...