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By Sean Brodrick On November 2, 202009:58 AM Eastern
The election is upon us. The market has decided — for now — that this means more money printing. Stocks and gold are up.
I’m not so sanguine about election results. I see the potential for a lot...
By Jon D. Markman On November 2, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks ended sharply lower on Friday as investors showed their displeasure over financial updates from big tech companies and COVID-19 infections continued to surge.
Apple (AAPL) fell 5.6% after...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On November 2, 202005:21 AM Eastern
Tomorrow, as tens of millions of citizens queue up at the polls, three forces are converging on America.
The first force is social — extreme levels of inequality unlike anything we’ve ever seen...
By Jessica Borg On November 1, 202005:46 PM Eastern
An Election Day like no other is set to take place in just two days. There are worries that even a decisive victory for either Presidential candidate will further foment chaos and division in this...
By Juan M. Villaverde On October 30, 202002:38 PM Eastern
Bitcoin (BTC, Tech/Adoption Grade “A-”) reached a new near-term high above $13,800 but pared back some of its gains late in the seven-day trading week ended Thursday.
The Weiss 50 Crypto Index...
DeFi, or decentralized finance, is the hottest thing in crypto. After an exuberant run-up to $5,919, the DeFi Crypto Index (sDeFi) fell back below $3,000. Following a four-day retreat, DeFi usage...
By Tony Sagami On October 30, 202012:00 PM Eastern
Growing up, my family was one of the poorest in our town. Despite my father working his behind off on our small vegetable farm in western Washington, he never made much money.
Our family car...
By Jon D. Markman On October 30, 202011:27 AM Eastern
Each of the four big American tech companies reported earnings Thursday after the close, and the headlines were mostly ugly.
I want to be clear, longer-term investors should not be selling...
The stock market got walloped again Wednesday, with the Dow Industrials down more than 940 points and the S&P 500 losing almost 120. That added to losses from earlier in the week. And on Thursday...
By Jon D. Markman On October 30, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks stretched modestly higher on Thursday, an unconvincing bounce-back from the steep sell-off the day before as positive economic data helped to offset concerns about rising COVID-19 cases in...