Stocks Head for Weekly Advance as Dollar Steadies: Markets Wrap
While not necessarily January 2018 boom levels, markets seem to be relaxing, blessedly, back into steady growth again. U.S. stocks were mixed Friday, with major More...…
Cryptocurrencies are getting slammed after a raid at South Korea’s largest exchange
And now, in This-Is-What-You-Get-Betting-In-An-Unregulated-Marketplace news, crypto prices got whacked again by fears around fraud in these completely unregulated and often opaque markets. Big, well-known coins More...…
Eight Geopolitical Risks That Could Send Oil Prices Surging
Oil is looking shaky moving forward, as a number of geopolitical risks turn on the pressure. Venezuela is chief among the causes, even showing up More...…
I’m Sorry I Criticized You, Apple. You Win
Apple has been through many phases and changes in its history. Early innovator of the PC, democratizer of desktop computing, routed and limping loser in More...…
Jobs: Unemployment rate falls to 3.9%, employers add 164,000 jobs in April
So, the question really is (as usual with employment numbers): Did the number of people who got jobs offset the number of people who stopped More...…
The lapsing of Finland’s universal basic income trial
Universal basic income sounds crazy to some. Fears of inflation shocks rippling through Finland appear to have not come to pass, yet. Other measures like More...…
Greece doing far better than a few years ago
If you remember the consternation and frustration around Greece and global “austerity” measures for many countries with ailing economies (the U.S. perennially included as both More...…
US economic growth slowed to 2.3 percent pace in Q1
While Q1 2018 GDP growth was mild, it still produced the best growth in a Q1 since 2013. Things have been a bit rockier since More...…
Blockchain Is About to Revolutionize the Shipping Industry
Blockchain technology, it ain’t just for Bitcoin speculation. Blockchain is starting to come out of its shell, revealing opportunities in secure document management (a worthy More...…
Musk’s Leaked Email Raises More Questions About Tesla Than It Answers
Tesla has had a rocky time getting enough Model 3s off the factory floor, failing to confidently weather Elon Musk’s “production hell,” and projecting mixed More...…