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By Jon D. Markman On July 17, 201902:00 PM Eastern
It might seem like a particularly bad time to be an investor in big tech.
President Trump casually announced yesterday morning that his administration would look into accusations Google has been...
By Jon D. Markman On April 5, 201903:20 PM Eastern
Stocks mostly drifted higher over the past week like snowflakes shifted into reverse, as investors were amused by the latest White House promise that trade talks with China were going swell and...
By Jon D. Markman On April 1, 201902:00 PM Eastern
It’s cool now, but in the future, carrying a credit card or smartphone to tap and pay is going to seem ridiculously antiquated. Payments will happen in the background, magically.
That’s the...
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 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 Jon D. Markman On December 17, 201805:10 PM Eastern
Note: Jon’s taking a well-deserved break starting next Monday. He’ll resume his regular Monday-Wednesday-Friday publication schedule after the holidays on Wednesday, Jan. 2.
The world is going...
By Jon D. Markman On December 7, 201801:55 PM Eastern
The event was surreal. A Chinese researcher announced on YouTube that he had successfully modified the genes of Lulu and Nana, healthy newborn twins.
According to a Scientific American report,...
By Jon D. Markman On October 22, 201804:10 PM Eastern
Big is the only story today. Scale is everything. Some companies learned this early. Investors should seek those businesses.
Core-Mark Holding Co. (CORE) is not your typical growth business. It...
By Tony Sagami On September 28, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Yeah, I know it’s only September. But Corporate America is anticipating a gangbuster holiday spending spree, and this can give you an accurate peek at the health of the American consumer.
But...
By Sean Brodrick On September 22, 201811:55 AM Eastern
Cue the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse … because marijuana is now bigger than baseball.
Yep. Major League Baseball earned $10 billion in revenue last year. It should earn about the same this...