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By Jon D. Markman On January 3, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Naysayers. It is the beginning of the year, so they are out in full force. They are the people telling you about all the great technology advances that didn’t happen in 2017.
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By Mandeep Rai On January 3, 201808:46 AM Eastern
The breathtaking volatility in Bitcoin is garnering a lot of press these days, and for good reason. The headline-grabbing cryptocurrency is trading all over the map, and so are its lesser-known...
By Jon D. Markman On December 29, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Trading near $14,000, Bitcoin is up 1,500% this year. And still, most investors would be hard-pressed to explain the monetary unit in a paragraph or two.
Cryptocurrencies are decentralized,...
By Jon D. Markman On December 27, 201702:00 PM Eastern
The holiday shopping season is drawing to an end. The next part is much harder: sorting the unwanted stuff, and getting it returned to the sellers.
Given the rise of online shopping, buyers...
By Mandeep Rai On December 27, 201709:09 AM Eastern
Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is one of the American poet’s most well-known works, famous for its depiction of two roads diverging in a wood. What I’m most interested in today, though, is...
By Gavin Magor On December 26, 201709:14 AM Eastern
The broad stock market has had a solid run in the first year of the Trump administration. But bank stocks have left the averages in the dust thanks to stronger economic growth, promises of...
By Jon D. Markman On December 22, 201702:00 PM Eastern
An Amtrak passenger train headed southbound from Seattle to Portland derailed earlier this week. Traveling at 80 mph on a stretch of track designated for 30 mph traffic, the commuter train...
By Mandeep Rai On December 20, 201702:56 PM Eastern
Maybe it’s just the time of year, what with holiday displays, music, and lights surrounding all of us. Or maybe Wall Street traders are dipping into the eggnog a little early. But whatever the...
By Gavin Magor On December 19, 201708:27 AM Eastern
The Federal Reserve just made its third interest rate hike this year, and the fifth since our long, slow recovery began back in 2009 (Seems like yesterday, but that was eight years ago!) More...
By Jon D. Markman On December 15, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Critics say the Tesla Model 3 looks like a budget Mazda. That is fair. But they are missing the point. The project represents a revolution.
This week Electrek, a popular green energy...