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By Jon D. Markman On May 15, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Don’t worry about turmoil in Washington affecting your investments.
The market will continue to move higher later this year, one noted strategist says. That’s despite questions about White House...
By Mike Larson On May 15, 201707:00 AM Eastern
I met my wife on a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL, Rated “B”). So maybe I’m a bit biased. But I think you might need a vacation … stock. Just check out the year-to-date...
By Mike Larson On May 12, 201707:00 AM Eastern
When it comes to investing, success is often a matter of timing. Buying a great investment at the wrong moment can lead to losses. So can implementing the “right” strategy at the wrong time.
But...
By Mike Larson On May 8, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Healthcare reform has paralyzed Washington for a couple of months now. But last Thursday, House Republicans cobbled together enough support to pass their American Health Care Act by a vote of...
By Jon D. Markman On May 5, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Providing healthcare is a giant pain. Escalating costs and an aging population are causing a political divide. They are also pushing government budgets to the breaking point.
A pair of startups...
By Mike Larson On May 5, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Stop me if you’ve seen this movie before: Central bankers flood the economy with cheap, easy money. Things go well for a while in the sector that benefits from it. But eventually lenders go WAY...
By Jon D. Markman On April 28, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Amazon wants you to take wardrobe advice from a connected gadget.
It brought personal digital assistants into our kitchens with Echo, a connected speaker. Now it can see, so Amazon wants to come...
By Mike Larson On April 28, 201707:00 AM Eastern
When I was a kid, my mom doled out a lot of oatmeal for breakfast. She tried to spice it up with brown sugar or raisins sometime, and of course, it met my nutritional needs. But let’s be honest:...
By Jon D. Markman On April 26, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Most people are self-driving car skeptics. They just can’t imagine the cumbersome robot cars we see in the media today will ever become good or cheap enough for widespread use.
A big hurdle is...
By Remi Lukosiunas On April 25, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Last week, I talked about how the banking industry is in recovery mode. Specifically, data from both Weiss Ratings and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) have shown a significant...