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By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On March 28, 201808:00 AM Eastern
The data breach of 50 million Facebook users is not just a social media problem.
Nor is it strictly an excuse for investors to dump their tech stocks, sending them into a nosedive like we saw...
By Juan M. Villaverde On March 28, 201807:00 AM Eastern
Facebook’s breach of trust, impacting over 50 million users, has most of the world up in arms.
Users are deleting their Facebook accounts. Investors are dumping Facebook shares. And widely-read...
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...
By Mike Larson On March 21, 201807:55 AM 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...
By Mike Larson On March 19, 201807:55 AM Eastern
It’s been a while since our children were young enough to enjoy the playground. But as parents, we remember how much joy they got hanging from the monkey bars, swinging on the swings, and slipping...
By Jon D. Markman On March 16, 201802:55 PM Eastern
It’s not easy for cryptocurrency speculators right now. Right now, it seems like everyone in a position of power is turning against them.
This week, officials at the International Monetary Fund...
By Mike Larson On March 15, 201811:00 AM Eastern
I don’t make a lot of changes to my 401(k) account. Heck, I barely touch the thing. That’s because it’s for my “long term money,” something not to be traded actively or taken lightly.
But a few...
By Jon D. Markman On March 14, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Jet fighters, helicopters and missile systems are really important. Yet, designing and building them is just a small part of what Lockheed Martin (LMT) engineers do every day.
The Maryland...