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By Mike Larson On August 21, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Happy Eclipse Day! For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will streak across the continental U.S. later today. Viewers in a 70-mile wide swath of territory stretching southeast from...
By Mike Larson On August 14, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The North Korea crisis finally got the market’s attention last week. On Thursday alone, the Nasdaq Composite Index tanked more than 135 points, the CBOE VIX Index surged 42%, and “safe haven”...
By Mike Larson On April 28, 201707:00 AM Eastern
When I was a kid, my mom doled out a lot of oatmeal for breakfast. She tried to spice it up with brown sugar or raisins sometime, and of course, it met my nutritional needs. But let’s be honest:...
By Mike Larson On January 16, 201707:00 AM Eastern
If there’s one thing investors want in this low-rate world, it’s stocks with generous yields. If they can get nice capital gains at the same time, that’s even better.
Now, Weiss Ratings can help...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On September 26, 201602:12 PM Eastern
You might think mutual funds born on the day one of the biggest financial meltdowns in history happened would be doomed from the start. But you’d be wrong. In fact, out of the four mutual funds...
By Jon D. Markman On September 13, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Healthcare costs continue to surge. Now companies are using powerful cloud-computing networks and connected devices to stem the tide. For example, Qualcomm (QCOM) has partnered with Philips USA,...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 22, 201612:05 PM Eastern
The eye of the hurricane – a period of calmness and false sense of security. Is this what Florida homeowner’s insurers are currently enjoying?
The chaos began with the 2004 hurricane season, and...
By Jon D. Markman On June 21, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Surely you remember Intel. It is still the largest U.S. semiconductor maker, but has curiously faded from prominence. It was once at the top of the heap, riding the wave of desktop computer...
By Jon D. Markman On May 31, 201607:30 AM Eastern
There has always been an income-inequality problem in the world of software development. Now, a new study from Sensor Tower illuminates just how big that divide has become.
Like most gold...
By Jon D. Markman On March 29, 201607:30 AM Eastern
While the S&P 500 has rebounded 13% off its low on Feb. 11, the earnings picture at major U.S. companies continues to worsen. Earnings estimates have steadily fallen all year for all major...