By Juan M. Villaverde On July 27, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I’m worried.
With each passing day, I see more signs of central governments around the world working in concert to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, the use of physical cash.
Their goal: To...
By Jon D. Markman On July 27, 201805:05 AM Eastern
A serious trip and fall by Facebook (FB) pushed the high-momentum Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indexes into the red on Thursday. Luckily, decent earnings reports by more subdued industrial and...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 26, 201803:55 PM Eastern
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Wow, what a week it’s been! Bitcoin started off slow, drifting lower over the weekend. But as we rolled into Monday, it suddenly shot...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 26, 201803:45 PM Eastern
By Jon D. Markman On July 26, 201803:35 PM Eastern
An 18% faceplant by social media giant Facebook (FB) yanked the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 lower Thursday after disappointing earnings results undermined investor confidence in its business model.
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By Jon D. Markman On July 26, 201804:55 AM Eastern
Stocks blasted higher in the last 30 minutes of the Wednesday session — the White House appeared to have obtained concessions from the European Union to avoid an escalation in trade tensions.
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By Jon D. Markman On July 25, 201803:29 PM Eastern
The Dow Jones Industrial Average turned higher Wednesday afternoon after spending the morning in the red. As the trading day wore on, investors balanced trade relations with another wave of strong...
By Sean Brodrick On July 25, 201810:09 AM Eastern
Stocks are moving lower today. The general take is that traders are worried about the upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker....
By Mike Larson On July 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Did you see the latest market blowup we just had? No, not in stocks. In government BONDS!
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note shot up to 2.97% from 2.85% last Friday and Monday. Meanwhile,...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The technology underlying cryptocurrencies, called Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), is sweeping the globe.
It could one day transform who controls global financial markets.
And it could...