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By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 26, 201607:30 AM Eastern
I’ve seen some pretty crazy moves during my two decades of following the markets closely. The Long-Term Capital Management debacle. The dot-com boom and bust. The mortgage mania ... and...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
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After much debate and anticipation, the Federal Reserve finally hiked interest rates again last week. It raised the benchmark short-term rate to a...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On November 14, 201602:22 PM Eastern
The financial sector reacted positively to last week’s election results, quite contrary to a lot of experts’ expectations. Economic troubles were expected if Trump won, but his promises to reduce...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On September 26, 201602:11 PM Eastern
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Chancellor Merkel announced at the weekend that there would be no bailout for Deutsche Bank if it failed. Following a bad week, shares continue to...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On September 19, 201612:59 PM Eastern
The past came back to haunt Deutsche Bank AG last Friday, when the U.S. Justice Department asked for $14 billion to settle claims for selling sub-prime residential mortgage backed securities to...
By Jon D. Markman On September 6, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos has a history of getting big trends right and executing well. His investment in Internet streaming and transport logistics are big ideas. Now he’s ready to...
By Jon D. Markman On August 30, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Facebook (FB) is obsessed with winning. So it brought in a 19-year-old prodigy to change its fortunes in the one demographic group it is still losing.
Facebook’s rivalry with Snapchat is...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 29, 201611:48 AM Eastern
Janet Yellen’s speech last Friday, highlighted a positive outlook for a near future interest rate hike. She noted that solid performance of the labor market, coupled with positive outlook for...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 22, 201612:05 PM Eastern
The eye of the hurricane – a period of calmness and false sense of security. Is this what Florida homeowner’s insurers are currently enjoying?
The chaos began with the 2004 hurricane season, and...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 15, 201602:14 PM Eastern
Our analysis and ratings indicate this might be a good time to invest in real estate. And while some say the next crash is right around the corner, the most recent numbers suggest otherwise.
The...