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By The Weiss Ratings Team On October 24, 201602:14 PM Eastern
Weiss Safety Ratings (banks, credit unions and insurance companies) represent our opinion of the financial well-being of an institution. The higher the rating, the more likely the business will...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 15, 201602:18 PM Eastern
Our latest round of ratings indicates the number of recommended health insurers has gone down by 46.9 percent since Q3, 2013, when there were 130 health insurers rated B+ or higher. Now, in Q1,...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 25, 201612:13 PM Eastern
Weiss Ratings upgraded the safety ratings of 138 property and casualty insurers and downgraded 12, based on first quarter 2016 results. The small number of downgrades and a handful of upgrades...
By Jon D. Markman On May 24, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Profits are good for companies obviously, but increasing profits on a consistent basis is even better.
So S&P Capital IQ, a division of McGraw Hill Financial, went to work earlier this...
By Jon D. Markman On November 24, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The Nasdaq 100 has lifted enough out of its mid-summer spill to generate a “golden cross.” This occurs when the 50-day average of an index crosses up and over its 200-day average. It shows that...
By Jon D. Markman On September 22, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The S&P 500 is down 3.9% this year and the Dow is down 6.9%, which is bad to the bone. It’s pretty hard to retire on negative portfolio growth. But fear not. We’ve got 70 trading days left. ...
By Jon D. Markman On June 2, 201507:30 AM Eastern
It’s pretty clear when a trend has matured. You hear about it on the sidelines of kids’ sports events, at worship services and at cocktail parties. What started as self-funded ventures or...
By Tony Sagami On November 4, 202207:00 AM Eastern
Investors are loving the restaurant chain’s better-than-expected quarterly results.
By Jon D. Markman On December 7, 202001:40 PM Eastern
Digital transformation is sweeping through the fast-food sector and managers at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) are giving a masterclass on doing it right.
Last week, company executives...
By Tony Sagami On April 20, 202003:16 PM Eastern
My mother really knew how to stretch a dollar. She always bought a whole chicken, rather than cuts of meat, and used every part. She would also reuse aluminum foil several times before throwing it...