What to watch the week of August 21-25 Monday It's business as usual on Wall Street as a partial solar eclipse casts something of a shadow over New York City. Tuesday Salesforce shares quarterly earnings after the bell. Wednesday New home sales in the U.S. are out for July.Lowe's and American Eagle report earnings in the morning.Hewlett-Packard and Williams-Sonoma share results in the afternoon.Whole ...
Fortunes amassed with lucky bets shouldn’t be treated as ‘House Money’ to be tossed onto a casino table, because they will be lost on the first unlucky bet. more...
Bitcoin continues to swing for the fences, enjoying continued gains. Today, the currency's price approached $3,650, producing a roughly 275% year-to-date gain. more...
Bitcoin prices remained largely unscathed today, in spite of the hard fork that created rival currency Bitcoin Cash. more...
Google shares are up 7.5% in the three months or so since the the day after the company reported results for its first quarter in 2017, on April 27, 2017. Google's shares are only slightly ahead of the QQQ's which are up 6.2% in that same period and the Nasdaq which is up 5.6% since then. more...