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By Sean Brodrick On March 13, 202101:00 AM Eastern
As America and the world accelerate out of the pandemic recession, oil prices are heating up bigtime. The U.S. crude oil benchmark recently peaked at just under $68 and looks primed to take...
By Mike Larson On February 24, 202104:16 PM Eastern
I’m not as young as I used to be — and, sometimes, my back reminds me of that fact.
I first hurt it several years ago, when we were moving into a new house. Now, every year or two, I seem to...
By Jon D. Markman On February 24, 202104:00 AM Eastern
Electric vehicle and clean-tech stocks were hammered Tuesday, and analysts from at least one Wall Street investment research firm expect the carnage to continue for some time.
The head...
By Tony Sagami On January 8, 202105:19 PM Eastern
My sister calls me a “rambler.”
She’s got a point; I’ve lived in Montana, Texas, Washington, Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Thailand. And I’m thinking about giving Ecuador a try.
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By Jon D. Markman On September 7, 202001:00 PM Eastern
Investors are realizing that the digital transformation is the real deal, as shown in the recent gains for big technology stocks.
And it doesn’t hurt that the shares of Zoom Video...
By Jon D. Markman On July 10, 202001:00 PM Eastern
The Nasdaq pushed to another new high Monday. The technology-heavy index is now up 14% in 2020. The gains come despite the pandemic, and with political and macroeconomic uncertainty off the...
By Sean Brodrick On May 26, 202007:23 AM Eastern
“Bad Boy” Elon Musk threatened to restart operations at his Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA, Rated “D”) factory in California earlier this month. It was in defiance of California’s strict lockdown order to...
By Tony Sagami On May 8, 202001:48 PM Eastern
One of my friends — one of my richest friends — built himself a mini-empire of auto dealerships. And like many businessmen, he was forced to close his showrooms in the wake of the lockdowns. His...
By Jon D. Markman On November 29, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Elon Musk revealed a new Tesla (TSLA) pickup called Cybertruck last week.
It went smashingly well.
Tesla is a unique company. As one of the first mass market electric vehicle manufacturers, it...
By Tony Sagami On November 22, 201908:28 AM Eastern
“A chorus of signals calling for an economic contraction.”
— Donald Broughton, creator of the Cass Freight Index.
When it comes down to it, the foundation of commerce boils down to two...