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By Jon D. Markman On March 1, 201902:00 PM Eastern
All four major stock market indexes closed February with gains of at least 3% for the month.
For the year so far, the Dow and S&P 500 are both up 11% — their best start since 1987, according to...
By Tony Sagami On February 25, 201908:55 AM Eastern
It is always a good thing when scumbags get their just desserts. I was pleased to see that Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán got convicted and will likely spend the rest of his life...
By Tony Sagami On February 15, 201907:55 AM Eastern
Socialism scares the heck out of me. You can see what that has done to Venezuela. But the so-called Democratic Socialism that's popped up in the U.S. puts just as much fear in my free-market...
By Tony Sagami On February 8, 201907:55 AM Eastern
“A government job is the best job you can get, Tony. You will always have a job and you will get a big pension when you retire,” said my mother. Many, many times.
So when I entered the...
By Jon D. Markman On February 6, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Bill Gates is really smart. Microsoft (MSFT), the company he cofounded, developed software that still powers most of the world’s personal computers. He’s also really good at predicting the...
By Jon D. Markman On January 28, 201903:00 PM Eastern
Apple is cutting hundreds of workers from its self-driving car projects, according to a report from CNBC.
The news comes at an inflection point for the Silicon Valley company. iPhone sales are...
By Jon D. Markman On January 16, 201901:55 PM Eastern
Japanese nursing homes are using Doppler radar, virtual reality goggles and ultrasonic sensors strapped to patients’ abdomens to reduce healthcare costs. Welcome to the future.
Eldercare is a...
By Jon D. Markman On January 9, 201904:50 PM Eastern
The largest hotel chain in the world just disclosed a giant data breach that happened in November. Some 500 million customer accounts were impacted. Later, Marriott International (MAR) said the...
By Tony Sagami On January 4, 201907:55 AM Eastern
Grandparents are notorious for spoiling their grandchildren.
Now that I am a grandfather, I'd like to give my one grandchild, a beautiful granddaughter, something more meaningful than a Barbie...
By Juan M. Villaverde On January 3, 201908:55 AM Eastern
2017 was a great year for cryptocurrency investors.
2018 was a disaster.
Now, what about 2019?
Before we provide our answers, all investors should be aware that 2018 was a disaster only in...