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By Sean Brodrick On February 15, 201811:00 AM Eastern
The markets were just waking up on Wednesday when news came along that upended the bed … and dumped them on the floor.
Bam! Stock futures plunged, while bond yields soared to 2.902%. That’s a...
By Jon D. Markman On February 14, 201802:32 PM Eastern
Wireless networks 20 times faster are just around the corner.
In January, Qualcomm (QCOM) announced a partnership with six leading Chinese smartphone manufacturers to begin rollout of 5G...
By Jon D. Markman On February 12, 201803:01 PM Eastern
You may have noticed. Investing in companies that make missiles — and the ships, aircraft and armored vehicles that carry them — has been a good idea for a long time.
Most industrial sectors...
By Gavin Magor On February 6, 201807:50 AM Eastern
Rising employment. Rising profitability. Tax cuts. Regulation rollbacks. They’re all combining to give the U.S. economy a big shove in the right direction!
Just look at the news out of the...
By Mike Larson On February 5, 201808:00 AM Eastern
I took a very clear stance on the markets at the end of last week. I told you why interest rates are not YET restrictive, despite all the Fed-focused claptrap you’re hearing on TV. And I said it...
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. This paper...
By Jon D. Markman On February 2, 201802:00 PM Eastern
The digital revolution. Lately, it is a catchphrase for everything techie. But a real revolution is underway. And the battle is for your wallet.
Cash is slowly disappearing. People are...
By Mike Larson On February 2, 201807:50 AM Eastern
Fed fear. It’s so thick on Wall Street you can cut it with a knife.
Some investors are worried about a faster pace of interest rate hikes. Others are worried about the winnowing of central bank...
Wow! What a week! Even before we released our first Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings last Wednesday, our website got hit by a massive cyberattack from Asia.
(See CNBC’s story about that here.)
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By Gavin Magor On January 30, 201807:45 AM Eastern
One of the nation’s leading bank sector experts is long-time analyst Dick Bove. So, I took note of comments he just made. The short version? Just like me, he’s bullish on banks — and especially...