Aug 19, 2018 | Investments
Following a wild week in which the VIX (Volatility Index) had two 10 percent spikes, and high-priced tech stocks whipsawed, the move to safety has begun. With the markets getting choppy, despite the prospect of further upside, investors are slowly but surely moving...
Aug 6, 2018 | Investments
Ever since Trump started the rhetoric around tariffs, emerging markets stocks, bonds and currencies have been selling off with issues ranging from global political uncertainty to currency headwinds. Two popular emerging market ETFs – Vanguard (VWO) and iShares...
Jul 29, 2018 | Investments
Dozens of meal-kit options are now on the market, but none of them are profitable and many are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. The pressure is growing for the larger players – Blue Apron Holdings Inc., HelloFresh and others. Earlier this month, one of them...
Jul 22, 2018 | Investments
Even as Amazon continues its dominance, the stock is up 55% year to date compared to just 4.8% for the S&P 500, starting in mid June, some of its Prime members received an unexpected shock. Their Prime Membership annual fee had increased by 20% to $119 from $99....
Jul 15, 2018 | Investments
Helios & Matheson was a sleepy data analytics company when it acquired MoviePass, a service with just 20,000 subscribers. The MoviePass business model was simple. Members pay $9.95 a month to enjoy up to one movie a day. Their pitch is – see a movie every...
Jun 24, 2018 | Investments
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump imposed $50 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports. China responded in kind. President Trump is now threatening up to $400 billion in additional tariffs, and China is vowing to retaliate again. He then threatened a 20 percent...
