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By Jon D. Markman On August 16, 201607:30 AM Eastern
In dystopian science-fiction movies, it always starts this way: The Pentagon funds a contest of machines built to play war games using artificially intelligent software. End of civilization...
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 The Weiss Ratings Team On April 11, 201607:00 AM Eastern
Alaska Airlines (ALK) is on the runway and is waiting to take-off. The announced acquisition of Virgin America (VA) for $2.6 billion will mark a regional airline consolidation. With new routes it...
By Jon D. Markman On April 5, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Individual investors are not buying this rally despite the move to three-month highs. Bulls in the latest survey by the American Association of Individual Investors dropped seven points this week....
By Jon D. Markman On March 22, 201607:30 AM Eastern
The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil jumped above $40 last week for the first time this year. Since bottoming in mid-February, crude is up 58% trough to peak.
The initial catalyst ...
By Jon D. Markman On March 8, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Here are some semi-random items that should help you think about what’s happening in the markets at this time.
— The major indexes are off to a stunning start in March, with the S&P 500 up 3.5%...
By Jon D. Markman On February 2, 201607:30 AM Eastern
If the energy sector can get some relief, the overall market will as well. Ed Yardeni, of Yardeni Research, notes that S&P 500 earnings fell 14.1% in 3Q15 over 3Q14. But that becomes a 3.4% rise...
By Jon D. Markman On January 26, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Here are some notes on the recent market and coming week.
— The highlight of the coming week for markets will be the Federal Reserve meeting that concludes Wednesday. Deutsche Bank economist...
By Jon D. Markman On October 27, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The smart analysts at Convergex had a good summary of what the past week’s rally meant in the grand scheme of things. Let’s listen in to a verbatim (but lightly edited) excerpt:
— Stock...
By Jon D. Markman On August 11, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Let’s take a look at sentiment from the perspective of Drach Market Research, a small firm that was run by Bob Drach for decades out of the Florida panhandle before he passed away and was...