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By Sean Brodrick On March 17, 202111:52 AM Eastern
The market is pulling back ahead of the Fed’s policy announcement today. This happens nearly every time and is (usually) followed by a relief rally. We’ll see what happens today.
In the...
By Jon D. Markman On March 17, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Tuesday began as expected. The tech-heavy Nasdaq continued to lead, rising almost 1% at its best level, while the S&P 500 was essentially flat.
Then in the middle afternoon the tech rally ran...
By Mike Larson On March 17, 202106:00 AM Eastern
As I sat down to write this piece, a segment about the launch of a new cruise line ran on television. Yes, a cruise line ...
Called Virgin Voyages and backed by British billionaire Richard...
By David Dittman On March 16, 202104:30 PM Eastern
Tyler Winklevoss made his fortune on Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB). He and his twin brother Cameron sued Mark Zuckerberg for stealing their idea for a social network. The rest is (cinematic)...
By Jon D. Markman On March 16, 202102:40 PM Eastern
Stocks are swirling today as oil futures dived after a decline in retail sales and industrial production in February missed forecasts and investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s latest views on...
By Sean Brodrick On March 16, 202112:02 PM Eastern
We grabbed a gain on the second half of the ProShares UltraShort Technology (NYSEARCA: REW) last week, and it’s good we did. Technology has been on a tear since then, and REW has slumped lower.
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By Mike Larson On March 16, 202108:00 AM Eastern
It’s official. Another $1.9 TRILLION in federal money is starting to rain down on markets and the economy, courtesy of President Biden affixing his signature to the mega-stimulus bill last...
By Jon D. Markman On March 16, 202107:58 AM Eastern
It’s time to add Beyond Meat (Nasdaq: BYND) to the longer-term Weiss Technology portfolio. Let me explain.
The El Segundo, Calif.-based company was a hot initial public offering in May 2019....
By Jon D. Markman On March 16, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks skipped higher on Monday as traders returned to the technology sector. The Nasdaq 100, which measures the big tech companies, led the major indexes with a gain of 1.05%.
I suspect that...
By Jon D. Markman On March 15, 202102:35 PM Eastern
Stocks are edging higher Monday and government bond yields fell ahead of a two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve starting Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 30.12 points, or...