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By Mike Larson On December 11, 201708:00 AM Eastern
Last Thursday, bitcoin mania shifted into overdrive. The cryptocurrency breached the $16,000 level for the first time ever. That happened just a few hours after it blew through $15,000 and 14,000,...
By Jon D. Markman On December 8, 201702:00 PM Eastern
So far, the Internet of Things has been a challenge for investors. That is about to change.
Last week, the Electronic Engineering Times ran a story featuring Chris Enslin, a vice president at...
By Jon D. Markman On November 29, 201702:00 PM Eastern
It’s that time of the year again. Every holiday shopping season, the “retail apocalypse” discussion moves front and center.
In reality, it’s not so much an apocalypse as it is a rethinking of...
By Mike Larson On November 20, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Want to generate maximum gains in this market? Then focus on the “Micro” not the “Macro.”
If you don’t know what I mean, consider this: Some investors are top-down-style people. They look at the...
By Jon D. Markman On November 17, 201702:00 PM Eastern
The opioid epidemic ravages small and large towns across America.
And it has largely been intractable both to law enforcement and to the medical community. Until now.
This week, the...
By Jon D. Markman On November 15, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Apple’s iPhone X is cool. Its new gesture-based operating system is super-slick. Yet, it is nothing compared to what Cupertino has up its sleeve.
This week, Bloomberg reported Apple is...
By Jon D. Markman On November 10, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Skeptics say fully self-driving cars are decades away. They’re wrong.
This week The USA Today reported that Waymo, the Alphabet (GOOGL) subsidiary working on autonomous vehicles, showed off a...
By Jon D. Markman On November 8, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Imagine if fighter jets could shoot down enemy targets with high-powered lasers.
That is now closer to reality. Recently, the Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $26 million contract to...
By Mike Larson On November 3, 201707:00 AM Eastern
My wife Kim and I are in the process of selling our home. With our oldest son about to start college, we just don’t need as much space anymore.
But to be frank, there’s another reason at work....
By Jon D. Markman On October 30, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) makes earth-moving machines. And last Tuesday, its blowout third-quarter earnings report propelled the stock to a record high.
This helped the Dow Industrials make a...