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By Jon D. Markman On January 29, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Successful investing should be easy. Buy consistent growth. Flee mediocrity. And never, under any circumstances, buy airlines.
Last week, airline shares got walloped. It began when United...
By Jon D. Markman On January 10, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Something big is happening. The very nature of commerce is changing. And it is happening fast.
This week, The Wall Street Journal ran a story about Samsung’s capital spending. In 2017, the...
By Jon D. Markman On December 13, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Here is a neat marketing hook: Fly from New York to London for midday meetings. Be home in time to tuck your kids into bed.
To make this possible, Boom Supersonic is building airplanes that...
By Jon D. Markman On November 13, 201702:00 PM Eastern
You can see the Under Armour (UA) logo everywhere …
While passing a group of teens … watching pro sports … working out at the gym … and all around town. Heck, I have several UA gym, golf and...
By Jon D. Markman On October 20, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Brace yourself. Artificial intelligence has reached another milestone.
That’s because Demis Hassabis, the founder of DeepMind, says its newest neural networks no longer require human input.
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By Jon D. Markman On October 18, 201702:00 PM Eastern
China’s rise as an economic power has been relentless. State leaders have pulled every lever to maintain at least high single-digit growth.
Now, the emerging superpower has secured a...
By Jon D. Markman On October 16, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Netflix (NFLX) is a perfect business. BUT, you absolutely should not buy its stock.
And I want to tell you why. But first, you need some background.
This month, Netflix (NFLX) did the...
By Jon D. Markman On October 11, 201702:00 PM Eastern
A necessary evil. That’s how many Americans view air travel.
Very often, flying is the only way to cover long distances fast enough to do what you want to do. Like bask on a Yucatan beach for...
By Jon D. Markman On October 2, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Consolidation works great for corporate America. For consumers, maybe not so much.
That was the premise of a recent John Oliver segment on HBO. “The Daily Show” alum pushes populist themes hard...
By Jon D. Markman On September 25, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Big, iconic brands are dying. It’s the strangest thing.
Decades of advertising, with billions spent, are having no impact.
Brands used to be everything. Now consumers don’t care.
It...