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...
By Jon D. Markman On May 25, 201805:02 AM Eastern
Stocks showed that they actually kind of cared about North Korea on Thursday, which is adorable. They swooned at the open before crawling back toward the unchanged line by the close.
The idea...
By Jon D. Markman On May 24, 201803:24 PM Eastern
Stocks swooned at the open this morning, taking the major indexes down by as much as 1%, following the cancellation of the North Korea-U.S. summit — an event that caused investors to reassess...
By Mike Larson On May 24, 201811:55 AM Eastern
It’s been raining for days here in South Florida. Many, many days. Heck, I half expect to wake up and see an ark floating past our house soon.
So, maybe it’s not surprising I’m thinking of rot....
By Jon D. Markman On May 24, 201804:55 AM Eastern
Stocks were on low simmer in the red zone most of the Wednesday session. Then around 2 p.m., a wave of buying suddenly emerged, and pushed most of the major indexes into the black.
The market is...
By Jon D. Markman On May 23, 201805:04 PM Eastern
Since 1975, Sun Communities (SUI) has been flying under the radar. Managers have been buying and operating trailer parks. And they have been making a fortune for shareholders.
This month, the...
By Jon D. Markman On May 23, 201803:16 PM Eastern
Stocks are on low simmer this afternoon for the second day in a row following sizeable overnight declines in Asia and Europe, after new data suggested growth in the eurozone is slowing down. Also,...
By Mike Larson On May 23, 201810:43 AM Eastern
Nothing to Get ‘Board’ About with MERC as Stock Soars; Grab 25% Gains and Buy Bonds! Mercer International (MERC, Rated “C+”) is nothing to get “board” about. That’s because shares of the wood...
By Mike Larson On May 23, 201807:55 AM Eastern
It’s been raining for days here in South Florida. Many, many days. Heck, I half expect to wake up and see an ark floating past our house soon. So, maybe it’s not surprising I’m thinking of rot....
By Jon D. Markman On May 23, 201805:00 AM Eastern
Stocks opened the Tuesday session with a happy skip in their step, but as the day wore on, the field was swarmed by determined, daring bears who would have none of that.
The close was ugly and...