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By Sean Brodrick On May 30, 201912:00 PM Eastern
Marijuana scares the Bojangles out of Big Pharma. That’s why some pharmaceutical companies are fighting marijuana legalization tooth and nail.
That’s a short-sighted view for a profit-driven...
By Jon D. Markman On May 29, 201902:00 PM Eastern
It may not feel like it, but China and the U.S. are in the midst of a cold war.
According to a CNBC report, the global technology sector is completely dependent on 17 rare metals that are mostly...
By Sean Brodrick On May 23, 201910:00 AM Eastern
The market is running scared. Trade wars … presidential temper tantrums … trouble in the Middle East. You name it. There is a lot to be scared about. So why isn’t gold doing better?
This puzzles...
By Jon D. Markman On May 22, 201902:00 PM Eastern
There is this idea that old businesses can be easily remade into digital upstarts, if managers throw enough money at the process.
But that’s not really true. Just look at General Motors (GM).
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By Mike Larson On May 22, 201908:00 AM Eastern
What goes up must come down. I’m sure you’ve heard that expression a million times before.
But for today’s stock market, a better version might be: “What takes off like a Polaris missile ......
By Sean Brodrick On May 21, 201912:00 PM Eastern
Major outages and a stand-off between the U.S. and Iran are sending oil back into bull mode. What a change from when crude made 12½ year lows in 2016 and fell again late last year. Many investors...
By Jon D. Markman On May 20, 201902:00 PM Eastern
If you believe in historical precedents, the trade war with China should have ended last week.
The Commerce Department announced Wednesday it would require all U.S. companies doing business with...
By Jon D. Markman On May 17, 201902:00 PM Eastern
The extreme -2.5% setback to U.S. markets to kick off this week set off a ton of alarm bells among the sort of quantitative analysts who help us understand current events through the prism of past...
By Tony Sagami On May 17, 201908:00 AM Eastern
"We are not playing. This is the car to beat for the future, for all our competitors."
— Jurgen Stackmann, head of VW sales
There are three subjects that are guaranteed to fill up my mailbox...
By Juan M. Villaverde On May 15, 201904:01 PM Eastern
Bitcoin is now the best-performing asset class of 2019. In the entire world! A temporary correction is likely. But when it comes, it will be a major BUYING opportunity.
Here are the key facts...