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By Jon D. Markman On January 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
At the end of last year, we looked closely at the aging of the United States. Now is a good time to take a look at China’s demographics, and how the aging of that country feeds into the growth...
By Jon D. Markman On December 29, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Tech heavyweight Apple (AAPL) is down 9% in December, falling out of a multi-month consolidation range on swirling worries about iPhone demand and sales in China.
Shares of its component...
By Jon D. Markman On December 15, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Many experts have been dismissive of bond liquidity fears: Vanguard’s global head of fixed income, Greg Davis, said concerns were “a bit overblown” just a few months ago. Friday’s selloff in...
By Jon D. Markman On December 8, 201507:30 AM Eastern
High definition video chip maker Ambarella (AMBA) reported better-than-expected quarterly results late last week as the company tried to separate itself from the fortunes of troubled action-cam...
By Jon D. Markman On November 24, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The Nasdaq 100 has lifted enough out of its mid-summer spill to generate a “golden cross.” This occurs when the 50-day average of an index crosses up and over its 200-day average. It shows that...
By Jon D. Markman On October 29, 201504:22 PM Eastern
(Mike Larson, editor of the Safe Money Report, is on assignment in Europe. Jon Markman, editor of the Tech Trend Trader, steps in to examine the latest trends in technology.)
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By Jon D. Markman On October 20, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Here are a few notes on my mid-October market scorecard.
— After rising almost 1% last week, the S&P 500 is now up nearly 8% since the Sept. 29 low. During this period, large-caps have...
By Jon D. Markman On October 6, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Here are some notes on recent market activity.
— The S&P 500 started last week with a 2.5% plunge on Monday. From that close to the Friday close, the market rose 3.7% to finish up 1% for the...
By Jon D. Markman On September 29, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Here are a few more field notes from the end of a busy month, with help from analysts at Bespoke Investment Group.
— The single most vivid day of the past year was Aug. 24, when the Dow swooned...
By Jon D. Markman On September 22, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The S&P 500 is down 3.9% this year and the Dow is down 6.9%, which is bad to the bone. It’s pretty hard to retire on negative portfolio growth. But fear not. We’ve got 70 trading days left. ...