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By Jon D. Markman On June 5, 201902:00 PM Eastern
There is an adage that cautions about planting seeds of discontent. You reap what you sow.
The Verge reported Tuesday that a pair of smartphone app developers are seeking class-action status to...
By Jon D. Markman On June 3, 201902:00 PM Eastern
It’s here: Politicians have been itching for greater oversight of big technology. Now the wheels have been set in motion.
The Washington Post reported Friday that the Federal Trade Commission...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 1, 201908:00 AM Eastern
Relying on Social Security for retirement? That could be the biggest mistake of your life.
First, Social Security benefits have lost a whopping 33% of their buying power since 2000,...
By Juan M. Villaverde On May 29, 201912:16 PM Eastern
Bitcoin was conceived and born as an open, public, borderless, neutral and censorship-resistant medium of exchange and store of value. But it can also do something far simpler: record data.
And...
By Tony Sagami On May 24, 201907:02 AM Eastern
What do you have planned for the three-day Memorial Day weekend? Hit the beach, indulge in good food and drink at a family BBQ, or take in a baseball game?
Whatever your plans, I hope you enjoy...
By Jon D. Markman On May 13, 201902:40 PM Eastern
Uber (UBER) raised $8.1 billion last week, the biggest U.S. Initial Public Offering in five years. But it is only the headliner in a bunch of IPOs dropping this month. Others span the spectrum of...
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 Juan M. Villaverde On April 24, 201904:00 PM Eastern
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), along with the World Bank, is experimenting with "blockchain" technology.
And this is big news with far-reaching implications.
No, their project is not...
By Jon D. Markman On April 22, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Intel (INTC) lost its coveted place in iPhones last week. Moments later, it exited smartphone wireless modems. Then something weird happened. The stock rallied.
It’s hard to wrap your head...
By Tony Sagami On April 22, 201912:14 PM Eastern
The next presidential election is more than two years away, but I am already sick of the toxic rhetoric coming out of the candidates. That includes President Trump as well as his Democratic...