By Mike Larson On February 17, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Interest rates are on the rise again.
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond just breached 2%. That’s more than double its March low and the highest level in a year.
The yield on the...
By Jon D. Markman On February 16, 202103:10 PM Eastern
Stocks are logging all-time highs as optimism over the economic recovery continues to ripple through markets worldwide. In contrast, bonds extended the worst start to a year since 2013.
The S&P...
By Sean Brodrick On February 16, 202112:22 PM Eastern
Let me start by saying my heart goes out to anyone stuck in the miserable, shivering mess of winter weather that is shrouding half of America right now.
3.8 million people are without power in...
By Jon D. Markman On February 16, 202106:58 AM Eastern
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has been under pressure since the end of January when the public sector contractor reported financial results that were slightly below plan.
Longer-term Weiss...
By Jon D. Markman On February 16, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication note: We might take a day off midweek.
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Stocks resolved a dull and indecisive session on Friday with a surge in the last 15 minutes, sending the major indexes to...
By David Dittman On February 16, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Cannabis stocks enjoyed quite the run in the days and weeks after I wrote “We Need to Talk About Weed” on Jan. 19.
They even got caught up in the “Reddit Revolution,” as guerrilla traders from...
By Tony Sagami On February 15, 202102:03 PM Eastern
Martin is celebrating President’s Day, and I hope you are, too. So, let me take this opportunity to give you my personal perspective on this special day …
Hardship Breeds Success
That’s true...
By Jessica Borg On February 14, 202112:19 PM Eastern
There’s at least one current megatrend that won’t “reverse course” any time soon. That trend is electric vehicles, or EV’s for short. In fact, industry growth is being accelerated by a host of...
By Jon D. Markman On February 12, 202103:20 PM Eastern
Stocks are thrashing around the unchanged line today as investors balanced weaker economic data with optimism surrounding COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and fiscal stimulus.
The Dow Jones Industrial...
Do you remember that annoying song from when you were younger? The one called “The Song that Never Ends”? As the name suggests, its lyrics are written in such a way that it just goes on and on in...