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By Tony Sagami On August 7, 202005:27 PM Eastern
My father, a vegetable farmer in western Washington, was permanently affected by the Great Depression. For millions of Americans during those tough times, my father really learned how to pinch a...
By Mike Larson On August 5, 202005:11 PM Eastern
Fifty-four companies defaulted on their debts in the second quarter of 2020. That was the most for any three-month period since 2009 in the wake of the Great Recession.
It gets worse. The...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On August 3, 202002:03 PM Eastern
U.S. consumer spending, which accounts of two-thirds of the economy, plunged at an annual rate of 34.6% in the second quarter.
It was, by far, the worst in history.
U.S. auto sales are also...
By Jon D. Markman On July 29, 202002:30 PM Eastern
“We’re from Washington, and we are here to help.”
A throwaway line from a bygone political era … but it still rings true and is still just as dangerous.
The New York Times reported Tuesday...
By Sean Brodrick On July 25, 202007:00 AM Eastern
The market has been on a tear, sure. But did you know that cannabis stocks are leading the way?
Here’s a chart showing how marijuana stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 since the recent bottom...
By Mike Larson On June 3, 202004:00 PM Eastern
The year 2020 is one for the record books.
Indeed, even the most macabre author of dystopian fiction would have been hard-pressed to conjure up the events we’ve seen so far — and the year isn’t...
By Sean Brodrick On June 2, 202006:30 AM Eastern
When fear and panic are in the air, you rush to protect your loved ones. And God forbid your kids don’t have enough toilet paper to wipe their lovable behinds.
Source: Forbes
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By Mike Larson On May 27, 202004:29 PM Eastern
Will opening up the economy lead to a second wave of infections and shutdowns? Or is the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak behind us?
Will the nature of business investment and consumer spending be...
By Sean Brodrick On May 19, 202005:30 AM Eastern
America is opening for business again after many cities, counties and whole states shut down “non-essential” businesses to slow the spread of COVID-19. What stocks will do well as our nation puts...
By Jon D. Markman On May 18, 202001:30 PM Eastern
Close your eyes and imagine life during the global pandemic without the internet. Scary, right?
COVID-19 accelerated a paradigm shift to XaaS, the delivery of everything as a service. And it’s...