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By Jon D. Markman On May 1, 201904:45 PM Eastern
Alphabet (GOOGL) shareholders had a really bad day Tuesday.
Stock traders and analysts blame a shortfall in Alphabet’s first-quarter advertising revenues. But all this selling is...
By Mike Larson On April 17, 201908:00 AM Eastern
Japanification.
I don’t know if you’ve heard this new market buzzword. But chances are the trends it describes are already impacting your portfolio. And if I’m right, they’ll continue to do so...
By Sean Brodrick On April 13, 201912:00 PM Eastern
You’ve probably noticed that gas prices are rising. In fact, regular-grade gasoline is up 10 cents a gallon over the past two weeks. Well, brace yourself. Prices are probably going a lot...
By Sean Brodrick On April 9, 201912:00 PM Eastern
The S&P 500 keeps clawing its way higher. This is despite the fact that many market bears are standing around like impatient undertakers, ready to slam the lid on this rally. Well, they’ll be...
By Jon D. Markman On April 1, 201902:00 PM Eastern
It’s cool now, but in the future, carrying a credit card or smartphone to tap and pay is going to seem ridiculously antiquated. Payments will happen in the background, magically.
That’s the...
By Tony Sagami On March 22, 201907:55 AM Eastern
Why doesn't the U.S. -- the most powerful, wealthiest country in the world -- have a sovereign wealth fund?
China does with $813 billion. So does Abu Dhabi ($828 billion), Singapore ($556...
By Sean Brodrick On March 21, 201912:00 PM Eastern
Despite the best efforts of Washington politicians, U.S. economic growth grinds along in second gear.
Estimates for first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth are now averaging 1.4%. To...
By Jon D. Markman On March 18, 201905:45 PM Eastern
Automation is being sold to us as a panacea.
Removing irrational human impulses is supposed to make planes, trains, automobiles and other machines safer.
Last week, a cutting-edge Boeing 737...
By Sean Brodrick On March 9, 201911:00 AM Eastern
The market wobbled into the weekend after days of selling. It’s time to kick back, open a cold one, and let me show you some of the stories you probably missed in the panic attack that passes for...
By Jon D. Markman On March 8, 201904:00 PM Eastern
Despite a bumpy week, the major indexes are off to their best start to a year in about three decades, up 10% across the board.
So far it looks like stocks are taking a breather within a sturdy...