Fintech Could Flop Without Big Banks
Two sides to the fintech coin. On one hand, nimble startups are eating the entrenched players’ lunches in handheld-mobile retail fintech. On the other hand, More...…
US trade deficit widens in February
The trade deficit of $57.6b in February (largest since 2008) in the US continues to drive a financial tool-measuring contest between the US and China. More...…
China Syndrome: Has the China Trade War Finally Triggered a Trump Meltdown?
After a year of political turmoil culminating in a whirlwind of March departures of key staff including Gary Cohen, Rex Tillerson and HR McMasters, Trump More...…
Widening Credit Spreads Could be Flashing a Warning Sign for the Market
Trade wars, and Facebook, and interest rates, OH MY! As with so many things in life, the answer to your question depends on who you More...…
The Oil Sector Will Survive The Arrival Of The Electric Car Just Fine
Oil won’t be impacted by electric vehicles? Wrong. Of course it will be impacted. Will big oil survive electric vehicles? Probably, for a time. Why More...…
Stocks Drop, Bonds Rally as Trade Tensions Rise
Can America fight a trade war on two fronts? First, a steel trade war (sort of, kind of, maybe a little bit more saber-rattling than More...…
Ethereum Battered on ICO Regulation and Ad Ban
Not for the faint of heart, crypto giveth and–lately more often than not–taketh away. As the private business world and government regulators continue to stumble More...…
Toys ‘R’ Us goes out of business, 30,000 jobs at stake
Ugly, ugly times continue for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. The overall trend is down for just about all B&M retail and malls, as Amazon.com and brands’ More...…
Hedge Funds That Use AI Just Had Their Worst Month Ever
Danger Will Robinson! Danger! How will Skynet take this loss to the humans? Will HAL lock us out? Time will tell… Hedge funds that use More...…
One Bank Sees Volatility ‘Spilling All Over The Place’
Don’t cry over spilt milk, but you may want to rethink the implications of the spilt vol at the start of February. Time and again, More...…