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By Mike Larson On February 3, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Donald Trump is mad as heck and he’s not going to take it any more – at least when it comes to the U.S. dollar.
That’s the signal the newly elected President and his top advisors sent out loud...
By Mandeep Rai On January 31, 201705:02 PM Eastern
The market stumbled out of the gate this week, with the Dow down as much as 220 points on Monday and 150 points on Tuesday. Small caps pulled back as well, and for the first time in a long while,...
By Jon D. Markman On November 29, 201607:30 AM Eastern
The $300 billion Chinese trucking market is filled with long hauls and chaos. The government and technology firms are betting that self-driving 18-wheelers are the solution.
Earlier this month...
By Jon D. Markman On April 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Remember "too big to fail" and all of the handwringing about bank instability in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis? No? How about the financial crisis, you remember that? No again?
That’s...
By Jon D. Markman On March 1, 201607:30 AM Eastern
The rally last week pushed the S&P 500 over its 50-day moving average for the first time in 2016 — or the first time in 38 trading days, to be exact. That was the longest streak under the...
By Jon D. Markman On January 26, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Here are some notes on the recent market and coming week.
— The highlight of the coming week for markets will be the Federal Reserve meeting that concludes Wednesday. Deutsche Bank economist...
By Jon D. Markman On November 24, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The Nasdaq 100 has lifted enough out of its mid-summer spill to generate a “golden cross.” This occurs when the 50-day average of an index crosses up and over its 200-day average. It shows that...
By Jon D. Markman On November 10, 201507:30 AM Eastern
In the last week of December 1999, Microsoft (MSFT) crested after a magnificent decade. It was the largest company in the world as the dot-com boom raged. Its performance that year helped the...
By Jon D. Markman On September 15, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The Wall Street Journal on Friday noted that the market for technology initial public offerings has struggled this year, as it did last year. Is that meaningful?
In April, analyst Jason Goepfert...
By Jon D. Markman On August 25, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The S&P 500 has lost critical technical support at the 200-day moving average and the 2,000 level — putting its post-2011 uptrend in jeopardy. Many observers pooh-poohed the importance of the...