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By Jon D. Markman On January 24, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Imagine never carrying cash again. I know; it’s crazy. Dystopian, even, depending on your point of view.
Last week Alphabet (GOOGL) struck a patent swap deal with Tencent, the Chinese chat,...
By Kelly Green On September 3, 202004:35 PM Eastern
When I first started in the industry, I was working as the associate editor of a dividend stock newsletter. My mentor told me to go out and get a copy of Benjamin Graham’s “The Intelligent...
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 Tony Sagami On March 16, 202003:36 PM Eastern
How many times did your mother yell at you not to put coins in your mouth when you were little? Of course, coins are a choking hazard. But they’re also covered in germs.
In fact, all money is....
By Jon D. Markman On April 30, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Just a quick reminder: My Markman’s Strategic Options service is on a heck of a tear. We’re well in the black this year while the major stock indices are in the red. That’s not to mention the 99%...
By Jessica Borg On October 18, 202008:00 AM Eastern
While it may seem as if chaos and uncertainty surround us, there’s one place we can look to see pleasant stability: the market! Yes, you read that right.
In this special five-minute video...
By Juan M. Villaverde On April 6, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The global monetary system broke in 2008, and no one has bothered to fix it.
Instead, the world’s largest central banks embarked on the most extreme episode of money creation in history — $15...
By Jon D. Markman On June 23, 202103:00 PM Eastern
It’s rare for a set of earbuds not made by Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) to cause so much excitement. It’s even more rare for the buzz to be centered around the packaging.
The latest...
By Jon D. Markman On April 3, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Bloomberg View columnist Matt Levine always does a great job making sense of the complicated world of investment banking, hedge funds and credit.
Last week, he tackled a February working paper...
By Sean Brodrick On April 30, 202008:18 AM Eastern
The Great Toilet Paper Shortage™ seems to be ebbing. As recently as April 12, a whopping 73% of U.S. grocery stores had no toilet paper on their shelves, according to Reuters data. More recently,...