By Tony Sagami On February 8, 201907:55 AM Eastern
“A government job is the best job you can get, Tony. You will always have a job and you will get a big pension when you retire,” said my mother. Many, many times.
So when I entered the...
By Juan M. Villaverde On February 7, 201905:30 PM Eastern
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Another week gone by. Another dull, boring and eventless week. Yawn.
But don’t let that — or even a Bitcoin decline to around...
By Jon D. Markman On February 7, 201902:18 PM Eastern
So much for that “Even Olympic runners need a breather” market analogy from yesterday. Today he fell on his face!
The Dow was plunging around 270 points, while the Nasdaq Composite was losing...
By Jon D. Markman On February 7, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Stocks had a hard time finding traction on Wednesday as investors paused their torrid buying spree for a day to take a breath and await new economic and earnings data. Resting is good. Should be...
By Jon D. Markman On February 6, 201902:54 PM Eastern
Even Olympic runners need to catch a breath every now and then, and that’s what the stock market was doing today. The Dow Industrials were up down 40 points as of 2:15 p.m. EST, while the S&P 500...
If you visit crypto websites or ask casual observers, you might come away thinking there are thousands of “cryptocurrencies” in the world.
Big mistake!
Yes, they’re all digital assets. And...
By Mike Larson On February 6, 201907:55 AM Eastern
The financial press always wants to talk about flashy tech stocks. But it’s the steady, reliable, income-generating “Safe Money stocks in defensive sectors that are working best.
Sometimes when...
By Jon D. Markman On February 6, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Stocks took off like rabbits with their fur on fire this Tuesday, then tripped around mid-morning before closing with a final leap higher. The pace of gains has been firm, but not over the top in...
By Jon D. Markman On February 5, 201903:00 PM Eastern
Stocks came out of chute with a bang this morning. But they’ve been whimpering a bit since then. After surging as high as 25,422 in early trading, the Dow Industrials eased back roughly 100 points...
By Sean Brodrick On February 5, 201911:00 AM Eastern
Did you see how cannabis stocks jumped yesterday? That sent your Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) position bolting higher, and you’re now showing double-digit open gains on a position you added just...