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By Jon D. Markman On April 9, 201903:35 PM Eastern
The S&P 500 is taking a step back on Tuesday, threatening to snap the broad index’s longest winning streak in years, as investors confront fresh trade tensions and further signs that economic...
By Sean Brodrick On April 9, 201910:20 AM Eastern
Gold is up again today. It’s driven by A) rising purchases in China and B) weakness in the U.S. dollar.
Importantly, the ranges — up and down — in gold are narrowing. This indicates a breakout...
By Jon D. Markman On April 9, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Industrial stocks came under pressure on Monday, breaking a weeklong winning streak, as a set of major manufacturing companies were dinged for weak earnings and revenue shortfalls. But big techs...
By Jon D. Markman On April 8, 201903:15 PM Eastern
Stocks were under pressure through midday Monday as a cohort of industrial companies took some dings on their reputations.
Through 2:15 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrials were down 115 points,...
By Tony Sagami On April 8, 201901:04 PM Eastern
"Crypto[currency] is a far better way to transfer value than pieces of paper, that's for sure."
-- Elon Musk
There is no shortage of hoopla surrounding the immigration situation at the...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On April 8, 201912:28 PM Eastern
I hate cannabis; I wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole. But I love the medical miracles it’s creating.
And whether you hate it or love it, there’s no denying its unstoppable march to...
By Jon D. Markman On April 8, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Stocks wobbled around the unchanged line during most of the Friday session before levitating around 3 p.m. and rumbling into the close with decent if lethargic gains. Trading volume in the past...
By Tony Sagami On April 5, 201905:00 PM Eastern
As the son of a western Washington vegetable farmer, I have always been acutely aware of the seasons.
The first day of spring brought a lot more than pretty flowers and green grass on our farm....
By Jon D. Markman On April 5, 201903:22 PM Eastern
Stocks are edging uneasily higher today, on track to extend the S&P 500’s win streak to seven sessions in a row, but only in the most lethargic and soporific manner possible. Trading volumes in...
By Sean Brodrick On April 5, 201910:07 AM Eastern
The big news this morning is that the U.S. created 196,000 new jobs last month. This beat expectations of a rise of 179,000 jobs. Despite rising layoffs in retail, new jobs in healthcare and...