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By Mike Larson On March 25, 202002:11 PM Eastern
We may be living in a “worst-case” scenario.
That’s exactly what it sounds like. The absolute worst outcome to any threat that an analyst, investor, policymaker or economist can dream up could...
By Mike Larson On February 11, 202004:53 PM Eastern
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it ... borrow money?
I know that’s not how the saying usually goes. But it’s a version that applies today. And that has incredibly important...
By Mike Larson On January 29, 202001:44 PM Eastern
The markets panicked on Monday.
News of hundreds of new Coronavirus infections in China, along with others elsewhere in Asia, Europe and North America, caused investors to dump stocks of all...
By Mike Larson On November 20, 201908:00 AM Eastern
Walt Disney Co. (DIS, Rated: “B”) took over the "Star Wars" brand name and intellectual property in 2012 when it bought Lucasfilm for $4 billion. Since then, the media conglomerate has been raking...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On September 24, 201909:11 AM Eastern
Many conservative commentators warn about America’s massive public debt — $22 trillion and counting.
President Trump says lower interest rates will ease the burden.
And virtually everyone says...
By Sean Brodrick On August 10, 201912:00 PM Eastern
From Wall Street to Main Street, fears of a recession are climbing. And with good reason. Trade wars … geopolitics … a nuclear-fueled face-off in the Middle East … they’re all throwing one hand...
By Jon D. Markman On July 29, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Privacy has become a big deal. Government regulators are moving to squash indiscretions and protect consumers while preserving constitutional liberties … a tall task.
Last week, the Federal...
By Mike Larson On April 3, 201908:00 AM Eastern
Baseball season is underway again! Stadiums are already serving up massive quantities of hot dogs and bags of peanuts. Outfielders are making the requisite highlight grabs (and groan-inducing...
By Mike Larson On February 27, 201907:55 AM Eastern
There are times when I love gold. Times when I hate it. Times when I just ignore it.
But right now, I believe you have to get on board with gold.
I say that as a generalist, a guy who focuses...
By Jon D. Markman On February 20, 201902:30 PM Eastern
Business leaders are finally fessing up to the fact that artificially intelligent enterprise software is going kill thousands of service jobs.
Michael Corbat, CEO at Citigroup (C) , told the...