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By Jon D. Markman On June 21, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Surely you remember Intel. It is still the largest U.S. semiconductor maker, but has curiously faded from prominence. It was once at the top of the heap, riding the wave of desktop computer...
By Jon D. Markman On June 14, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Bankers are under attack around the world. The assault is not being led by masked men with pistols but rather by anonymous cyber-thieves armed with malicious code.
The bankers’ vulnerability...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 13, 201612:37 PM Eastern
On Friday, there were reports of sell-offs in overseas markets, and the money was flooding into the U.S-specifically to U.S. Treasuries. Given the underwhelming 1.65% yield being offered, is this...
By Jon D. Markman On June 7, 201607:30 AM Eastern
So here we are in June. Can you believe the year is almost half over? Some 156 days have already clicked past, and there are 209 more to go. If there was something you really wanted to accomplish...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 6, 201612:57 PM Eastern
News of the crumbling relationship between Costco (COST) and American Express (AXP) had been out for a while and everyone knows that the day when their AmEx cards will no longer work at Costco is...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 31, 201607:00 AM Eastern
The latest data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce showed a 16.6 percent increase in new home sales and a 3.6 percent increase in new residential construction permits for the month of...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 23, 201602:04 PM Eastern
Bayer’s (BAYZF) intended acquisition of Monsanto (MON) may be a bit too much to handle. The initial announcement of an unsolicited offer of $45 billion for Monsanto sent Bayer’s shares tumbling...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 17, 201607:00 AM Eastern
The latest numbers indicate that they are. With a disappointing first quarter earnings report, Macy’s (M) stock slumped 15.2 percent last Wednesday closing the day at $31.38 per share. The...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 9, 201607:00 AM Eastern
[Image: Surface Coal Mine, Gillette, Wyoming by Greg Goebel [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons] With the energy sector struggling to maintain its steam and companies going bankrupt, we’ve...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 2, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Charter Communications (CHTR) received approval from the federal regulators last Monday to take over Time Warner Cable (TWC) and is in line to become the second largest internet and television...