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By Jon D. Markman On September 1, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The average stock in the Russell 1000 was up more than 6% from Tuesday through Friday, Aug. 25 to Aug. 28. Bespoke Investment Group ran its famous decile analysis on these results to see which...
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...
By Jon D. Markman On July 28, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Stocks have stayed largely in reverse gear in the last week following weaker-than-expected earnings reports and a continued rout of commodities, energy stocks and high-yield bonds.
When you...
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 June 23, 201507:30 AM Eastern
In a reminder that the world doesn’t revolve around Federal Reserve dot plots or the machination of Greek bailout negotiations in Brussels, there has been a surge of merger news as companies...
By Jon D. Markman On May 26, 201507:30 AM Eastern
In my five-and-a-half decades of life on Earth, the most profound technology changes have been personal computing, digital networking and the rise of mobile communications.
I suspect that one of...
By Jon D. Markman On May 12, 201507:30 AM Eastern
About two months ago, when crude oil prices were crashing, the airwaves were filled with trend-followers’ predictions that the price was headed for $20 a barrel. As soon as that became the...
By Jon D. Markman On April 28, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The slowdown in retail sales growth has been a big surprise this spring, as lower gasoline pump prices were expected to boost spending. What’s going on?
Analysts at TIS Group have a fascinating...
By Jon D. Markman On April 14, 201507:30 AM Eastern
You may have heard that California is experiencing an historic drought — the worst in 200 years by some measures. While this might seem like a problem isolated to lawns and swimming pools in the...
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...