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By Jon D. Markman On April 24, 201702:00 PM Eastern
There is a new calculus in corporate boardrooms. Profits are so yesterday. Now it’s all about vision and great storytelling.
Blame Amazon (AMZN). The online behemoth cracked the code. Despite...
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 Mike Larson On April 21, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Who’s winning the ETF performance derby so far this year – stocks or bonds? The answer might surprise you.
Take a look at this table. It shows the performance of ten benchmark ETFs, including...
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 Jon D. Markman On April 19, 201702:00 PM Eastern
For most people, artificial intelligence is Siri, the lovable but slightly useless digital assistant on iPhones.
She can’t really do anything except answer simple questions. She’s harmless.
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By Mandeep Rai On April 19, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Yes, reports on retail sales, jobs, inflation and manufacturing in the very recent past have missed expectations. That’s why the Atlanta Fed Model depicts a paltry 0.5% growth rate. But I sure...
By Mandeep Rai On April 18, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Financial stocks have done very well since Donald Trump was elected for a number of reasons. But one of them is paramount: The U.S. banking industry has been on the mend since the 2008 financial...
By Jon D. Markman On April 17, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Last week, the awakening began. In the tawny uptown offices, big banks reported mostly dismal results and warned the economic Trump bump was more smoke than fire.
The contrast from January is...
By Mike Larson On April 17, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Is today’s market volatile or non-volatile? The answer is … yes.
In fact, it reminds me of the famous Schrodinger’s cat experiment. That’s the one where Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger...