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By Jon D. Markman On October 29, 201804:10 PM Eastern
Tim Cook understands rebranding. He transformed Steve Jobs’ scrappy, innovative company into a sleepy, iterative cash cow. Now he’s trying to change the rules for big tech.
The Apple chief...
By Jon D. Markman On October 15, 201802:41 PM Eastern
The powers-that-be want to kill paper money. It would make everything so much easier.
However, cash is still king at the lower rung of the socioeconomic ladder. Walmart (WMT) and PayPal (PYPL)...
By Jon D. Markman On September 24, 201802:27 PM Eastern
Banks and credit unions are in a fight for their lives. A financial technology revolution is underway. The old world order is dying.
In early September, Bloomberg reported Mastercard (MA) and...
By Tony Sagami On September 10, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The last time cryptocurrency prices pulled back, the naysayers proclaimed that “Bitcoin is dead.” Then last week, the same crowd started chanting about the “end of Ethereum.”
Those chants grew...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 24, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Bitcoin’s raison d’être was artificial scarcity, as Juan previously pointed out. But that wasn’t the No. 1 cryptocurrency’s only practical innovation.
Everyone has, at some point, needed to...
By Mike Larson On August 17, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Egad. How did I get so old?
In one more month, I turn 62 years old. And if I were so inclined, I could start collecting a monthly Social Security check.
Of course, I am still productive and...
By Jon D. Markman On July 2, 201803:58 PM Eastern
Often, great businesses hide in plain sight. They are not flashy. They are utilitarian.
Since 1970, a little-known Cincinnati holding company has been quietly building empires in palliative care...
By Sean Brodrick On June 2, 201811:55 AM Eastern
The U.S. seems to be getting more involved in the Middle East all the time. There are many reasons why, but any cynical analyst will tell you that control of oil resources is at the heart of the...
By Tony Sagami On May 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I was raised on a vegetable farm near Tacoma, Wash., and attended the University of Washington. And even though I moved to Asia years ago, my brother, sister, daughter and my precious 8-month-old...
By Jon D. Markman On May 4, 201804:00 PM Eastern
There is a legitimate renaissance in all things dealing with space.
In April, Bloomberg reported the latest funding round for Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies placed the value of the...