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By Jon D. Markman On September 5, 201903:10 PM Eastern
Stocks gapped higher Thursday before leveling off midday after the White House and China announced that they would restart trade negotiations in Washington next month. Stop me if you’ve heard this...
By Sean Brodrick On September 5, 201912:22 PM Eastern
The market is bolting higher today, because China and the U.S. have agreed to hold another round of trade talks next month. In other words, they’re talking about holding talks. When have we heard...
By Jon D. Markman On September 5, 201906:28 AM Eastern
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Publishing Note: There might be no letter on Friday. If so, I’ll see you Monday morning.
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Stocks stormed back to the top of their one-month range on Wednesday, following rallies...
By Jon D. Markman On September 4, 201903:15 PM Eastern
Stocks are climbing Wednesday on Wall Street, following rallies in global markets, as political developments eased fears of instability in Hong Kong and a messy Brexit.
Through 2:30 p.m....
By Mike Larson On September 4, 201911:43 AM Eastern
Sometimes, you just have to stop and appreciate how fortunate you really are.
That’s how I feel here in South Florida. Hurricane Dorian was poised to deliver a knockout blow to our homes and...
By Jon D. Markman On September 4, 201906:28 AM Eastern
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Publishing Note: There will probably be no letter on Thursday. If so, I’ll see you Friday.
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Stocks somersaulted again on Tuesday as fresh data showed that the manufacturing sector...
By Jon D. Markman On September 3, 201903:30 PM Eastern
Stocks are tumbling again on Wall Street as fresh data showed that the manufacturing sector contracted in August, adding to worries about the global economy and impact of trade tensions between...
By Jon D. Markman On September 2, 201908:00 AM Eastern
The Samsung (SSNLF) Galaxy Note 10 has finally arrived. And it's totally understandable if you didn't notice or aren't all that excited about it.
After all, new smartphones are blasé these days....
By Sean Brodrick On August 30, 201911:58 AM Eastern
There’s a lot going on in the markets right now. The major indices seem to have found their footing after both President Trump and the Chinese government made conciliatory gestures on trade.
We...
By Tony Sagami On August 30, 201908:00 AM Eastern
My friends thought I was crazy because I actually looked forward to the end of summer vacation and the start of the school year.
But school mornings were always much better than summer...