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By Jon D. Markman On March 15, 201607:30 AM Eastern
When you consider that gasoline prices are near their lowest of the decade and jobs are firming up, you would expect that small-business owners should be optimistic.
Yet they’re not. In fact,...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On March 14, 201607:00 AM Eastern
A Weiss Ratings health trend analysis of over 1,000 insurers indicates that the total cost of health insurance went up from $95 billion in Q1, 2010 to $140 billion in Q3, 2015; that’s an increase...
By Jon D. Markman On March 8, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Here are some semi-random items that should help you think about what’s happening in the markets at this time.
— The major indexes are off to a stunning start in March, with the S&P 500 up 3.5%...
By Jon D. Markman On March 1, 201607:30 AM Eastern
The rally last week pushed the S&P 500 over its 50-day moving average for the first time in 2016 — or the first time in 38 trading days, to be exact. That was the longest streak under the...
By Jon D. Markman On February 23, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Stocks rallied 6% off their Feb. 11 low – accomplishing more in three days than they did in the prior 26 months. Here are a few reasons:
— An epic short squeeze, to be sure. Stocks that rose...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On February 22, 201607:00 AM Eastern
There are many websites where the gainers and losers are detailed, but not so many that tell you which stocks are on the way up but are not recommended. Weiss Ratings tells you how it is, plain...
By Jon D. Markman On February 16, 201607:30 AM Eastern
The Nasdaq has been walloped of late, in case you hadn’t noticed.
After being untouchable last year, it is unwatchable this year, down 15% from its December high. Many see this as a...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On February 15, 201607:00 AM Eastern
We all know how it is. As insecurity and uncertainty grips the men and women of Wall Street the gold barometer swings. UP goes the price of gold and then the fever gains hold and the rest of us...
By Jon D. Markman On February 9, 201607:30 AM Eastern
The unemployment rate has fallen below the 5% threshold for the first time since the 2008-09 recession ended, hitting 4.9% for January. But the government reported Friday that non-farm payrolls ...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On February 8, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Among all the hoopla last week was that the market capital value of Google (who calls it Alphabet anyway?) grew beyond Apple’s to become the largest publically traded company in the universe....