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By Jon D. Markman On March 25, 201902:15 PM Eastern
The physical world is being transformed into bits of data. This information is being collected, analyzed and made actionable.
Lyft, the smaller competitor to Uber, is a perfect example....
By Jon D. Markman On March 15, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Hitting new highs this week was Guardant Health (GH), which I profiled positively for my Tech Trend Trader subscribers on Feb. 7.
My pitch was rooted in the long-term potential of its liquid...
By Jon D. Markman On February 6, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Bill Gates is really smart. Microsoft (MSFT), the company he cofounded, developed software that still powers most of the world’s personal computers. He’s also really good at predicting the...
By Jon D. Markman On January 7, 201903:30 PM Eastern
Netflix reported that more than 45 million of its 137 million subscribers streamed ‘Bird Box’ in its first week, proving it doesn’t need a box office to produce a smash hit.
“Bird Box,” a...
By Jon D. Markman On October 29, 201804:10 PM Eastern
Tim Cook understands rebranding. He transformed Steve Jobs’ scrappy, innovative company into a sleepy, iterative cash cow. Now he’s trying to change the rules for big tech.
The Apple chief...
By Jon D. Markman On September 26, 201803:48 PM Eastern
Some say data is the new oil, arguing it will change every industry and everyday life, for everyone.
One thing is certain; companies are scrambling to get as much of it as possible …
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By Jon D. Markman On August 1, 201804:59 PM Eastern
Big Pharma is in a rut. The industry keeps spending more and yet making fewer scientific breakthroughs.
But help is on the way.
Last week, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced a radical change in...
By Jon D. Markman On June 1, 201802:30 PM Eastern
I have a confession. As an investor, I don’t like surprises.
S&P Global (SPGI) has been around for 150 years. This company is best-known as the keeper of the Standard and Poor’s Indexes. It...
By Gavin Magor On November 30, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Nobody likes paying for insurance. That’s doubly true for insurance that doesn’t even cover YOUR life or property! But without one kind of coverage – called “private mortgage insurance” – many...
By Gavin Magor On September 12, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Hurricane Harvey recently hammered Texas, causing losses that could eventually total tens (or even hundreds) of billions of dollars. Now in Hurricane Irma’s wake, many are wondering about...