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By Mike Larson On March 24, 201707:00 AM Eastern
We finally got one this week – a 1% decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Tuesday’s drop was the first one of that magnitude since October. Some 87% of the index’s components fell on the...
By Mandeep Rai On March 1, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Over the last few weeks, I put out a couple of notes telling you that the market was flashing some warning signals beneath the surface, and to be cautious of a potential correction.
Now, that...
By Jon D. Markman On February 14, 201707:30 AM Eastern
It really is a brave new world. Not long ago, a group of prominent scientists announced plans for a project to create synthetic human DNA from scratch.
That seems appropriate for Valentine’s...
By Jon D. Markman On February 7, 201707:30 AM Eastern
The time to invest in small, disruptive high-tech companies has never been better.
The values of these companies have been going through the roof as larger, stodgier firms realize it’s easier by...
By Mandeep Rai On January 10, 201704:50 PM Eastern
There’s a lot of chatter in the media right now about the valuations of small cap stocks, and why not? They’ve surged 14% since the election, as measured by the Russell 2000 Index. So it’s easy to...
By Jon D. Markman On January 3, 201707:30 AM Eastern
For many sports fans, it’s unthinkable. But young people have stopped watching the games live. They would rather watch them when it’s convenient. And that, pardon the pun, is a game-changer.
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By Jon D. Markman On December 13, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Supercomputers and “big data” analytics are among the high-end tools that the best hedge fund managers depend upon today. No organization uses them better than the creative wizards at Renaissance...
By Jon D. Markman On November 15, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Microsoft (MSFT) suddenly is about more than spreadsheets and stale PowerPoint presentations. It’s about making innovative products that drive narratives about the future of computing.
The...
By Jon D. Markman On November 8, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Google wants to change the way we interact with technology. The fact that tech journalists and Wall Street analysts love its new smartphone doesn’t hurt either, by the way.
The new Pixel...
By Jon D. Markman On October 11, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Two of the most important developments of our time will come from advancements in artificial intelligence and autonomous cars. We may look back at the mid-2010s much like we look back on the...