By Jon D. Markman On May 29, 201803:25 PM Eastern
The Dow Jones Industrial Average swooned as much as 500 points today as bulls freaked out about political turmoil in Italy and how it might undermine the eurozone economy and kick global growth in...
By Sean Brodrick On May 29, 201810:17 AM Eastern
Traders are fretting today because Italian bond yields are soaring. That’s due to the fact that Italy couldn’t form a competent government even if the only requirements were excellent food and...
By Jon D. Markman On May 29, 201804:58 AM Eastern
Stocks closed mostly lower on Friday ahead of the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. The S&P 500 lost 0.2% to close the week with a modest 0.3% gain. The Nasdaq gained 0.1% to extend a weekly rise...
By Tony Sagami On May 28, 201811:55 AM Eastern
Memorial Day, originally known as “Decoration Day,” was created in 1868 in order to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers that died during the Civil War.
Today, it honors all the...
By Tony Sagami On May 28, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Care to guess how many cryptocurrencies there are?
If you include non-native tokens (typically dubbed “ICOs”), there are over 1,600 in existence worth around $370 billion in market cap.
And,...
By Mike Larson On May 28, 201807:55 AM Eastern
It’s Memorial Day, which means the stock and bond markets in the U.S. are closed. I hope you’re enjoying the holiday with your family and/or friends, and are using the time to “recharge your...
By Jon D. Markman On May 25, 201803:36 PM Eastern
Stocks ran into a wall on Friday in synch with a serious skid in crude oil prices and a renewal of political risks from North Korea and economic risks in Italy.
Shares have struggled for...
By Sean Brodrick On May 25, 201812:00 PM Eastern
Issue #6 of Wealth Supercycle is now available for immediate download.
Inside …
Page 1 — Get Ready for Tsunami 2020
Page 5 — A Great Way to Play the Oil Bull
Page 6 — Portfolio Update
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If you haven’t heard the news, you probably will very soon: The U.S. Justice Department is collaborating with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch a probe into the Bitcoin...
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...