By Jon D. Markman On August 20, 202002:15 PM Eastern
Stocks are seesawing Thursday, with a rise in weekly jobless claims and slowing in regional manufacturing activity highlighting the Federal Reserve’s note of caution yesterday about continued...
By Jon D. Markman On August 20, 202011:06 AM Eastern
Investors now value Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) at $2 trillion, but they may be overlooking a big problem: Political posturing at home could destroy its iPhone business in China.
Bloomberg...
By Jon D. Markman On August 20, 202006:28 AM Eastern
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Note: Like last week, I might take Friday off. Don’t be alarmed if there is no letter that morning.
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* Wednesday recap
* Space stocks presentation
* Alphabet should beat the...
By Mike Larson On August 19, 202003:08 PM Eastern
In just a couple of days, a batch of investments I recently targeted will probably be worth nothing. And I couldn’t be happier.
Wait ... WHAT? Have I lost my mind?
Not at all. And I’m not...
By Jon D. Markman On August 19, 202003:05 PM Eastern
Stocks are chopping around the unchanged line Wednesday as Apple (AAPL) shares hit a lofty market milestone and the S&P 500 briefly extended its reach into record territory before Wall Street...
By David Dittman On August 18, 202004:17 PM Eastern
The thing about Twitter is that it holds a lot of good stuff.
On the other hand, the social media platform holds a lot of bad stuff, too.
Well, this is good Twitter, because it’s a solid...
By Jon D. Markman On August 18, 202002:56 PM Eastern
Stocks mostly edged higher Tuesday, with consumer shares helping to push the S&P 500 slightly above its all-time high while investors looked for some lawmakers to take another run at creating a...
By Jon D. Markman On August 18, 202011:35 AM Eastern
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) and the company behind the popular online video game “Fortnite” are in the middle of an epic public relations battle about platforms and monopoly power.
Monday saw the first...
By Sean Brodrick On August 18, 202011:12 AM Eastern
Gold just doesn’t want to stay below $2,000 an ounce. It’s up again this morning as the U.S. dollar and bond yields hold hands and jump off a bridge. And this comes after gold racked up its best...
By Sean Brodrick On August 18, 202010:48 AM Eastern
Gold jumped back above the psychologically significant level at $2,000 this morning, as the U.S. dollar continues to weaken and government bond yields go lower. Silver is making an even bigger...