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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 Mike Larson On January 27, 201707:00 AM Eastern
It’s official: We’ve breached “Dow 20,000!”
The 121-year-old index crossed that level for the first time ever at the open on Wednesday, ultimately closing higher by 155 points. And just as we’ve...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On October 24, 201602:17 PM Eastern
It’s great to invest in well performing companies, but it’s even better when you can get a dividend from them. As a long-term investment strategy, dividend growth stocks can be some of the most...
By Kelly Green On September 19, 201612:58 PM Eastern
With electricity buzzing in the air, car makers are attempting to top one another with affordable electric, or at least partially electric, cars. Based on our investment ratings, major automaker...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 29, 201611:55 AM Eastern
If your goal is to stash money away and avoid risk as much as possible, then low volatility investment options are for you. After all, avoiding excessive risk is the foundation of Weiss investment...
By Jon D. Markman On July 26, 201607:30 AM Eastern
In 2011, Facebook (FB) was besieged by surging data-management costs. It was growing too fast. So it decided to change the way it did data centers.
That change was radical. Jonathan Heiliger,...
By Jon D. Markman On October 6, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Here are some notes on recent market activity.
— The S&P 500 started last week with a 2.5% plunge on Monday. From that close to the Friday close, the market rose 3.7% to finish up 1% for the...
By Jon D. Markman On July 7, 201507:30 AM Eastern
It’s been lost in the kerfuffle over the Greek “No” vote this weekend, but there was an important jobs report issued on Thursday.
The June payroll data’s headline figure was 223,000 jobs gained,...
By Jon D. Markman On March 3, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The global macro picture is looking a little rosier despite weak economic data last week. The U.S. economy is not super robust, but the latest data suggest it does continue to expand, as...
By Chris Coney On July 9, 202312:31 PM Eastern
BlackRock’s recent spot Bitcoin ETF application is not what it seems.