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Instant gratification gets easier
Last week, a small company called Viv introduced artificially intelligent software that the company promises will forever change the way we interact with technology. It’s a big promise, with some formidable obstacles. By now most people have a reasonable understanding of how artificial intelligence works. The big idea is...
Sell in May and go away?
NOTE: If you're not getting our timely market updates by email, click here to sign up now.Need to Know NowInvestors are in a gloomy mood today. Blame the calendar.The two-month stretch of March and April have historically been one of the best in the calendar year for investors, and it certainly worked out this time, with a 6.9% gain...
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Amazon Going After Netflix Big Time...
Unless you’ve been holed up in a cabin somewhere binge watching the latest season of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt you’re probably aware Amazon (AMZN) is unbundling its video streaming service from Prime to become a standalone service. In theory this makes it a formidable competitor for Netflix (NFLX) which, by the way, is the producer of Unbreakable...
Stocks gain despite widening profit recession
Durable goods orders fell 2.8% month-over-month in February while core orders fell 1.8%, well below expectations for a 0.5% decline. As a result, the Atlanta Fed downgraded its first quarter GDPNow forecast to just 1.4% from 1.9% previously. Moreover, the final read on Q4 2015 GDP growth rate released on Friday came in at 1.4% -- down from...