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By Mike Larson On January 6, 202104:51 PM Eastern
So, which markets and assets “won” 2020?
That’s a trick question; the answer is “all of them.”
As this enlightening Wall Street Journal story notes, one of the most trying years in recent...
By Mike Larson On December 30, 202012:45 PM Eastern
What’s the best thing I can say about 2020?
As a human being, I’d say, “It’s almost over.” As an investor, I’d say, “How long can this go on?”
We’re less than 48 hours from ringing in a new...
By Mike Larson On December 23, 202006:00 AM Eastern
The hours, minutes and seconds are ticking down — soon, it’ll be Christmas morning.
If you’re a parent, grandparent or someone who simply remembers your own childhood, you know how it goes: a...
By Mike Larson On December 15, 202004:03 PM Eastern
“I almost could cry talking to you now ... I feel like I didn’t just get a vaccine, I got a shot of hope.”
That’s what Maggie Hagan, a doctor in Wichita, Kan., said earlier this week when she...
By Mike Larson On December 8, 202004:31 PM Eastern
Margaret Keenan became “Patient X” this week. She was the first recipient of a COVID-19 vaccine shot approved in and administered by a Western nation.
The 90-year-old Coventry resident got her...
By Mike Larson On December 1, 202004:32 PM Eastern
The hunt for real alternative investments is on.
Bitcoin just blew through $19,900 on Monday, putting $20K squarely in sight. The recent move has boosted the top cryptocurrency’s year-to-date...
By Mike Larson On November 25, 202001:48 PM Eastern
This is a Thanksgiving Week unlike any other, certainly different from anything I’ve experienced. I imagine the same applies to many of you.
At the same time, equity markets are celebrating what...
By Mike Larson On November 18, 202004:57 PM Eastern
The headlines — shocking and scary — tell the story: COVID, coast to coast. It’s spreading everywhere — everywhere, it seems, except one eight-block enclave in Lower Manhattan ...
“America Locks...
By Mike Larson On November 10, 202003:37 PM Eastern
Is a “big shift” at hand?
That’s the question Wall Street is wrestling with here. And, naturally, the answer will have major implications for investors.
Before I offer my answer to that...
By Mike Larson On November 4, 202004:48 PM Eastern
This is probably going to sound ridiculous, in a “Woodward’s garage freak” sort of way. But, here goes ...
Someone on our staff — who’s in a position to see things like presidential campaigns’...