By Jon D. Markman On June 4, 201805:04 AM Eastern
Stocks rallied robustly last Friday, thanks to the easing of political tensions in Europe, and a really solid non-farm payrolls report here at home. The unemployment rate has dropped to 3.8% — the...
By Jon D. Markman On June 1, 201801:11 PM Eastern
Stocks are ripping higher today following an upbeat unemployment report that showed workers are finally on track to make wage gains.
Equities were jazzed by a Labor Department report that showed...
By Mike Larson On June 1, 201808:00 AM Eastern
My brother is the doctor in our family, so he’s the one we consult about surgical issues. But you don’t need several years of medical school and residency to just know some things. Like how...
By Tony Sagami On June 1, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Politicians throw the word “trillion” around so much these days that it is easy to forget how truly massive a trillion really is.
A trillion is one thousand billions, or 1,000,000,000,000.
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By Jon D. Markman On June 1, 201804:38 AM Eastern
Global markets came under pressure again this Thursday amid uncertainty over the rise of anti-establishment parties in Italy, and the near-collapse of the Spanish government.
A new government...
By Jon D. Markman On May 31, 201803:23 PM Eastern
Stocks slid fitfully and broadly on Thursday after the Trump administration abruptly launched its plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Investors dumped shares of big...
By Sean Brodrick On May 31, 201812:03 PM Eastern
Boy, it’s a good thing we grabbed those gains on Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) and Pan American Silver (Nasdaq: PAAS) when we did. (We are tracking up to 12.8% and 7.2% gains on those positions,...
By Jon D. Markman On May 31, 201804:31 AM Eastern
Stocks around the world chilled out on Wednesday, as market participants determined that the collapse predicated on Italy’s populist political drama was overdone by an order of magnitude. Capita a...
By Jon D. Markman On May 30, 201801:14 PM Eastern
Stocks around the world chilled out Wednesday as market participants determined that the collapse yesterday predicated on Italy’s populist political drama was overdone.
Through 12:30 pm ET,...
By Mike Larson On May 30, 201807:55 AM Eastern
My brother is the doctor in our family, so he’s the one to consult on surgical issues rather than me. But you don’t need several years of medical school and residency to know some things. Like how...