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By Mike Larson On March 24, 201707:00 AM Eastern
We finally got one this week – a 1% decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Tuesday’s drop was the first one of that magnitude since October. Some 87% of the index’s components fell on the...
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 Mandeep Rai On March 15, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Every few years, a new trend emerges, it gets hyped up, and everyone wants to invest in it. All too often, though, the sector doesn’t live up to the hype for one reason or another, and it tanks....
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 The Weiss Ratings Team On March 4, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The cost of health insurance is higher than ever. But will it get even more expensive in 2017? That’s where we have some good news. Our analysis suggests premium growth could finally slow,...
By Mike Larson On February 20, 201707:00 AM Eastern
What do you get when you throw together rising inflation … promises of deregulation … looser lending standards … the potential for bigger dividend payouts … accelerating economic growth … and a...
By Jon D. Markman On February 16, 201707:30 AM Eastern
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) has cracked one of the codes of the New Gilded Age. It found a way to use scads of digital data to monetize people’s free time.
On February 10, the video-game...
By Jon D. Markman On February 11, 201707:30 AM Eastern
A quick note here from the Money and Markets team: Our own Jon Markman has a great offer coming down the pike for his Pivotal Point Trader service. So, keep your eyes peeled for it in the days...
By Jon D. Markman On February 9, 201704:00 PM Eastern
The auto industry is doing well. Profits are up, sales are surging. And yet everyone is on edge. Disruption is coming. Autonomous vehicles are coming.
This week, Fortune reported Cruise...
By Mandeep Rai On February 8, 201707:00 AM Eastern
I’ve maintained that things look good for the markets, in part because of the new administration’s policies. But we’ve also seen some recent stock market volatility, and it’s easy to worry when...