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By Jon D. Markman On August 22, 201801:55 PM Eastern
The world’s most-populous country is embracing the robot revolution, and all that goes with it.
Last week, 533,000 visitors packed the World Robot Conference in Beijing. The western media...
By Jon D. Markman On August 3, 201802:52 PM Eastern
It is Economics 101. The best business model involves strong sales and high profit margins. Sadly, the combination almost never happens.
Apple (AAPL) almost got there in the past quarter. The...
By Jon D. Markman On July 23, 201803:35 PM Eastern
Prototype flying cars are everywhere. It would seem our “Jetsons”-esque future is just around the corner.
Last week, Rolls-Royce wowed the crowd at Hampshire, England’s Farnborough International...
By Jon D. Markman On July 20, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Corporate earnings are set to rise more than 20%. Productivity gains in excess of 5% of global GDP are possible. And $650 billion of new industrial spending is likely.
That’s all according to...
By Jon D. Markman On July 18, 201802:36 PM Eastern
Modern telemedicine was born in 2001 when NASA engineers were given the task of providing extended healthcare to astronauts flying 220 miles above the Earth’s surface.
The challenge was...
By Jon D. Markman On July 16, 201802:41 PM Eastern
We see it happen two or three times every quarter. Stocks and even entire sectors get routed. And it’s all thanks to rumors that Amazon (AMZN) wants to enter their market space.
Today, techs are...
By Tony Sagami On July 16, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Wall Street is full of so-called “experts,” but I tune most of them out because they’re more often wrong than right.
My good friends Martin Weiss and Sean Brodrick are the rare exceptions....
By Jon D. Markman On June 18, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Most investors don’t know it, but wholesaling used cars is a red-hot business.
Since 1982, Copart Inc. (CPRT) has been in the business of remarketing fleet, dealer, reprocessed and salvaged...
By Jon D. Markman On June 15, 201804:50 PM Eastern
About once every three months, a fever erupts over fears of a robot apocalypse. It usually coincides with new images of scary robotic dogs, or talk of autonomous killer drones.
This week...
By Jon D. Markman On June 11, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Something big is happening with financial technology. Financial institutions are building products that mesh with our busy lifestyles.
For more than 30 years, Fiserv Inc. (FISV) has been...