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By Juan M. Villaverde On March 14, 201908:55 AM Eastern
The Big Four central banks of the world — the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Bank of England (BOE) — are arguably the most powerful institutions of...
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...
By Sean Brodrick On January 19, 201910:55 AM Eastern
We’re looking at a breakdown of law and order.
By that, I mean if the government shutdown continues another week, even the federal courts will run out of money. They will lose the ability to...
By Sean Brodrick On December 20, 201810:55 AM Eastern
Precious metals continue to heat up as the dollar slides and gold trades above its 200-day moving average. That’s been great for gold miners and especially junior gold mining stocks, which were up...
By Juan M. Villaverde On December 12, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Some people think that, to divine the destiny of crypto, all they have to do is track market cap. “If market cap is going up,” they say, “that must mean the space is growing. If it’s going down,...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The technology underlying cryptocurrencies, called Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), is sweeping the globe.
It could one day transform who controls global financial markets.
And it could...
By Juan M. Villaverde On June 15, 201807:55 AM Eastern
“Who needs Bitcoin?” say most people. “My credit card works just fine, thank you.”
“What problems do cryptocurrencies actually solve?” complain many so-called experts. “It seems like a solution...
By Jon D. Markman On June 8, 201803:01 PM Eastern
The Nasdaq hit new record highs this week, for the first time since March. The usual suspects, the FAANG stocks, helped lead the way higher.
But it was two of its component stocks, Align...
By Jon D. Markman On March 28, 201803:04 PM Eastern
A key player in the data revolution is under siege. Some would say deservedly so.
Politicians, regulators and pundits are circling for the kill. But as an investor, you need to know when to use...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On March 28, 201808:00 AM Eastern
The data breach of 50 million Facebook users is not just a social media problem.
Nor is it strictly an excuse for investors to dump their tech stocks, sending them into a nosedive like we saw...