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By Jon D. Markman On April 15, 201902:00 PM Eastern
It’s official. The streaming wars have begun. All of the big players have drawn battle lines.
Disney (DIS) announced last Thursday that its Plus service will arrive in November with a formidable...
By Jon D. Markman On April 10, 201903:00 PM Eastern
Thanks to Silicon Valley, the world of finance is in the middle of a technology revolution. Old business models are being slain by taps, swipes and software.
Bankers know this, and they’re...
By Tony Sagami On April 8, 201901:04 PM Eastern
"Crypto[currency] is a far better way to transfer value than pieces of paper, that's for sure."
-- Elon Musk
There is no shortage of hoopla surrounding the immigration situation at the...
By Jon D. Markman On March 29, 201904:55 PM Eastern
In recent trading sessions, investors have been faced with a series of signals that global growth could be set to slow.
The U.S. yield curve inverted, just as the yield on 10-year German...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On March 11, 201907:55 AM Eastern
The final reckoning for the global debt crisis is now near.
The crisis has never truly ended. It was merely swept under the rug with massive money-printing by central banks. And now we’re...
By Jon D. Markman On March 8, 201904:00 PM Eastern
Despite a bumpy week, the major indexes are off to their best start to a year in about three decades, up 10% across the board.
So far it looks like stocks are taking a breather within a sturdy...
By Tony Sagami On February 15, 201907:55 AM Eastern
Socialism scares the heck out of me. You can see what that has done to Venezuela. But the so-called Democratic Socialism that's popped up in the U.S. puts just as much fear in my free-market...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On February 11, 201909:55 AM Eastern
Another shutdown looms.
No one in Washington wants it. They swear on a stack of bibles they won’t let it happen.
But bipartisan talks broke down yesterday, and the chances are now only about...
By Mike Larson On February 6, 201907:55 AM Eastern
The financial press always wants to talk about flashy tech stocks. But it’s the steady, reliable, income-generating “Safe Money stocks in defensive sectors that are working best.
Sometimes when...
By Jon D. Markman On January 30, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Don’t be fooled by their cute, glowing speakers and pleasing conversation. Amazon Echo and Google Home devices are Trojan horses, designed to endear and overthrow.
The Wall Street Journal ran a...