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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...
By Jon D. Markman On February 4, 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 Mike Larson On January 23, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Amid all the euphoria about Dow-almost-20,000, one group of stocks got left out of the party. Interest rate-sensitive sectors.
Just look at this table showing the recent performance of...
By Jon D. Markman On December 27, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Now that the rush of Christmas shopping is over, imagine a store without lines or checkouts. You walk in, tap your smartphone, pick up the items you want. Then you leave. You know, like in the...