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On January 24, 2018, the first Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings were released. Bitcoin got a C+ (“fair”). And many in the crypto community fiercely denounced the grade as overly punishing.
Charles...
By Gavin Magor On September 20, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Banking may be the single-most important industry for any economy. Without strong, liquid, loan-making banks, capital flows would slow dramatically and the economy would grind to a halt. That’s...
By Jon D. Markman On September 19, 201802:55 PM Eastern
Extremism is on the rise globally. Instead of attacking the root cause, politicians are increasingly scapegoating big technology companies.
Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European...
By Juan M. Villaverde On September 19, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Last week, I demonstrated how highly successful distributed applications (killer dApps) will be the driving force behind mass adoption of cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technology.
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By Mike Larson On September 19, 201807:55 AM Eastern
President Trump upped the ante in the U.S.-China trade war this week, vowing to slap new tariffs on $200 billion of imported Chinese goods. The 10% levy will start September 24. Depending on how...
By Tony Sagami On September 17, 201807:55 AM Eastern
“Everyone is talking about blockchain, and no one wants to be left behind.”
— PwC 2018 Global Blockchain Survey
2018 has been a tough year for cryptocurrency investors. Losses range from as...
By Sean Brodrick On September 17, 201807:55 AM Eastern
There's an old Doors song that's particularly appropriate to the gold market right now. Jim Morrison sings:
"I've been down so very damn long/ That it looks like up to me."
I'm looking at gold...
By Jon D. Markman On September 14, 201803:28 PM Eastern
It’s easy to beat up on Apple. Management seems smug. Its lack of real product innovation in its yearly releases can get depressing.
But every five years or so, the company does something really...
By Tony Sagami On September 14, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I get it. It's a lot more fun to spend money than to save it. I often find myself daydreaming about a convertible sports car, a lake house, business-class airline seats and five-star hotels.
But...
By Gavin Magor On September 13, 201807:55 AM Eastern
About 1,756 ETFs trade in the U.S. right now. Our Weiss Ratings ETF Screener, and our letter-grade ranking system, can help you see which to buy and which to cross the street to avoid. ...