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By Sean Brodrick On March 31, 201809:00 AM Eastern
There’s a staring contest going on in the global oil markets right now. On the one side is the Russia-OPEC alliance. On the other is U.S. oil producers. You can get crushed if you get caught...
By Tony Sagami On March 30, 201807:55 AM Eastern
One-in-four Americans observe Lent. Most who do, give up something, like a favorite food or beverage.
One Good Friday many, many years ago when I was a young and mischievous boy, I suggested to...
By Mike Larson On March 29, 201809:00 AM Eastern
I could think of lots to spend $664,000 on if someone handed it to me today. A parking place is not one of them.
But apparently, Kwan Wai-ming is cut from a different cloth. The executive...
By Sean Brodrick On March 27, 201811:00 AM Eastern
In Saturday’s column, we talked about why President Trump’s decisions on trade tariffs and security are good for gold. You can read it here: “Cry Havoc! And Grab Gold.”
Last week, we saw gold...
By Sean Brodrick On March 24, 201811:55 AM Eastern
“Cry havoc! And let slip the dogs of war!”
— Mark Antony in William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar.
The U.S. is gearing up for war on multiple fronts: the trade front and actual, physical...
By Jon D. Markman On March 23, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Bitcoin is likely to become the online equivalent to gold, according to a billionaire investor.
Peter Thiel was at the Economic Club of New York last week, talking about cryptocurrencies. As the...
By Tony Sagami On March 23, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Sure, 2017 was a good year for the stock market, but it was a really amazing year for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The S&P 500 rose 21.4%. Bitcoin soared 1,403%.
Yup, 64 times better than...
By Mike Larson On March 22, 201812:00 PM Eastern
Just over a decade ago, one of the first major dominoes in the mortgage crisis toppled. The venerable Wall Street brokerage firm Bear Stearns collapsed, forcing the government and Federal Reserve...
The world’s financial authorities were widely expected to propose tough regulation for cryptocurrencies at their G20 meeting this week. Instead, they surprised cryptocurrency investors by doing...
By Jon D. Markman On March 21, 201801:55 PM Eastern
It happened. A self-driving car has killed a pedestrian. Skeptics are calling for development to end.
According to reporting from ABC News, Elaine Herzberg was struck by an Uber autonomous SUV...