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By Jon D. Markman On August 24, 201803:34 PM Eastern
Financial technology has reached an inflection point. We can already see a new set of winners emerging in the payment industry.
Costco (COST) is reportedly set to start rolling out contactless...
By Mike Larson On August 17, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Egad. How did I get so old?
In one more month, I turn 62 years old. And if I were so inclined, I could start collecting a monthly Social Security check.
Of course, I am still productive and...
By Jon D. Markman On August 6, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Imagine a world without wires. Messaging, phone calls and media all streaming magically to all of your screens, anywhere. It is a cord-cutter’s dream.
Amazon.com (AMZN) announced on Thursday...
By Jon D. Markman On July 23, 201803:35 PM Eastern
Prototype flying cars are everywhere. It would seem our “Jetsons”-esque future is just around the corner.
Last week, Rolls-Royce wowed the crowd at Hampshire, England’s Farnborough International...
By Tony Sagami On July 13, 201807:55 AM Eastern
All of us have enduring childhood summer memories.
I remember the sweet taste of fat, wild blackberries we picked by the Puyallup River, the neighborhood pickup game of baseball in the cow...
By Jon D. Markman On July 9, 201803:35 PM Eastern
Sometimes a fresh set of eyes provides the quickest way to get where you want to go.
Shares of Darden Restaurants (DRI) surged to a record high on Friday. Since activist investors ousted the...
By Jon D. Markman On July 2, 201803:58 PM Eastern
Often, great businesses hide in plain sight. They are not flashy. They are utilitarian.
Since 1970, a little-known Cincinnati holding company has been quietly building empires in palliative care...
By Jon D. Markman On June 13, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Tesla (TSLA) is set to lay off 9% of its 40,000 employees. But Elon Musk doesn’t seem to be worried about the 425,000 orders that are currently backlogged. That’s because there’s an even more...
By Jon D. Markman On June 4, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Everything is upside down.
Google is becoming more like Amazon.com. Meanwhile, the online retailer — which is Google’s biggest ad buyer — is embracing an advertising model. That’s according to a...
By Tony Sagami On May 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I was raised on a vegetable farm near Tacoma, Wash., and attended the University of Washington. And even though I moved to Asia years ago, my brother, sister, daughter and my precious 8-month-old...