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By Jon D. Markman On June 5, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Last week, Amazon (AMZN) shares busted through $1,000. The odds are good they will keep going.
Amazon is a great business. Arguably, revolutionary. However, its share price has always been...
By Mike Larson On May 26, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Moody’s Investors Service just downgraded China. But someone apparently forgot to tell Chinese funds the “bad news.” That’s because they’re some of the best performers in the entire market!...
By Jon D. Markman On May 15, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Don’t worry about turmoil in Washington affecting your investments.
The market will continue to move higher later this year, one noted strategist says. That’s despite questions about White House...
By Jon D. Markman On May 3, 201702:00 PM Eastern
In 1997, a tiny company in Scotts Valley, Calif., came up with a radical business model. The big idea was to use data to change the way average people consume media.
That company was Netflix...
By Mike Larson On April 24, 201707:00 AM Eastern
By the time you read this, we should know the results from the first round of French elections. The vote was designed to narrow the field to two candidates, one of whom French voters will choose...
By Jon D. Markman On April 21, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Thirty million people dead in less than a year. That’s the grisly forecast for a successful bioterrorist attack. And it’s more likely than ever, according to experts.
Bill Gates made his...
By Gavin Magor On April 20, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Weiss issues safety ratings for thousands of insurance companies, but today I want to zero in on the safety of the often-discussed health insurance sector. We analyze their financial statements...
By Mandeep Rai On March 15, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Every few years, a new trend emerges, it gets hyped up, and everyone wants to invest in it. All too often, though, the sector doesn’t live up to the hype for one reason or another, and it tanks....
By Mike Larson On March 13, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The countdown to Wednesday’s Federal Reserve interest rate hike is on! I trust you’ll be as well-prepared as anyone for it, given the advanced warning we’ve given you at Weiss Ratings. But here is...
By Mike Larson On March 10, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Janet Yellen and her Federal Reserve colleagues will meet to discuss interest rates next week. My take: Another rate hike is locked in! It would raise the federal funds rate from its current...