DeFi stands for Decentralized Finance. Basically, it's borrowing, lending and trading financial assets on the blockchain.
With no traditional intermediary — bank, broker or stock-exchange —...
By David Dittman On August 18, 202004:17 PM Eastern
The thing about Twitter is that it holds a lot of good stuff.
On the other hand, the social media platform holds a lot of bad stuff, too.
Well, this is good Twitter, because it’s a solid...
By Jon D. Markman On August 18, 202002:56 PM Eastern
Stocks mostly edged higher Tuesday, with consumer shares helping to push the S&P 500 slightly above its all-time high while investors looked for some lawmakers to take another run at creating a...
By Jon D. Markman On August 18, 202011:35 AM Eastern
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and the company behind the popular online video game “Fortnite” are in the middle of an epic public relations battle about platforms and monopoly power.
Monday saw the first...
By Sean Brodrick On August 18, 202011:12 AM Eastern
Gold just doesn’t want to stay below $2,000 an ounce. It’s up again this morning as the U.S. dollar and bond yields hold hands and jump off a bridge. And this comes after gold racked up its best...
By Sean Brodrick On August 18, 202010:48 AM Eastern
Gold jumped back above the psychologically significant level at $2,000 this morning, as the U.S. dollar continues to weaken and government bond yields go lower. Silver is making an even bigger...
By Jon D. Markman On August 18, 202006:28 AM Eastern
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Note: Like last week, I might take one day off; probably Friday. Don’t be alarmed if there is no letter that day.
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Stocks swirled mostly higher Monday as technology shares helped...
By On August 17, 202002:56 PM Eastern
Stocks moved mostly higher Monday, supported by gains in tech shares as investors continued to bet on growth prospects after the world’s largest economy contracted last quarter.
The S&P 500...
Chainlink (LINK, Availability/Liquidity Grade “B”) has gotten big, fast.
Maybe a little too fast. LINK is up more than 36% over the past week and 126% for the past month. It traded as high as...
By Sean Brodrick On August 17, 202012:25 PM Eastern
Since this horrific pandemic started, no industry has been hammered more than oil & gas (though restaurants and retail are up there, too). But this is part of a longer-term big bear for oil & gas,...