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By Jon D. Markman On June 7, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Imagine the ability to look at something and know almost everything about it. It would kind of be like a superpower.
Alphabet (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have tools to do it – right now. They...
By Mandeep Rai On May 31, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Small cap stocks were the biggest winner in the post-election market run-up. They were a no brainer, given the fact they derive less of their sales outside the U.S., and were the prime potential...
By Jon D. Markman On May 10, 201702:00 PM Eastern
That smartphone in your pocket could hold the cure for malaria, dengue and the Zika virus, a noted Stanford University scientist says.
Manu Prakash has a history of using oddball materials for...
By Mike Larson On April 21, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Who’s winning the ETF performance derby so far this year – stocks or bonds? The answer might surprise you.
Take a look at this table. It shows the performance of ten benchmark ETFs, including...
By Jon D. Markman On March 29, 201702:00 PM Eastern
I love my digital stuff. My iPad Pro, Dell laptop and Nexus6 smartphone make me way more productive, and I can trade and catch up on ballgames from anywhere.
Sadly, there is a darker side to...
By Jon D. Markman On March 17, 201702:00 PM Eastern
In a little over a decade, the next evolution of human beings starts. According to a noted engineer and futurist, that’s when we can expect brain implants that will link us to supercomputers.
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By Mike Larson On March 10, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Janet Yellen and her Federal Reserve colleagues will meet to discuss interest rates next week. My take: Another rate hike is locked in! It would raise the federal funds rate from its current...
By Jon D. Markman On November 24, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The Nasdaq 100 has lifted enough out of its mid-summer spill to generate a “golden cross.” This occurs when the 50-day average of an index crosses up and over its 200-day average. It shows that...
By Jon D. Markman On October 27, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The smart analysts at Convergex had a good summary of what the past week’s rally meant in the grand scheme of things. Let’s listen in to a verbatim (but lightly edited) excerpt:
— Stock...
By Jon D. Markman On October 20, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Here are a few notes on my mid-October market scorecard.
— After rising almost 1% last week, the S&P 500 is now up nearly 8% since the Sept. 29 low. During this period, large-caps have...