Shares of Helios and Matheson Analytics (HMNY) are rising after the company announced the acquisition of MovieFone from Verizon’s (VZ) Oath in order to build out its movie theater subscription service MoviePass. MOVIEFONE TAKEOVER: On Thursday, Helios and Matheson and majority-owned subsidiary MoviePass announced that the company has acquired Moviefone, an entertainment service owned by…
Last year, nearly $4 trillion of U.S. economic productivity was the result of international trade. However, with talk of a trade war heating up, there is a real possibility that the global trade landscape could shift dramatically over the coming months and years. Any such shifts wouldn’t likely impact the country in a uniform and…
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The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect next month, and analysts are weighing the implications for the two leading digital ad platforms, Facebook and Google. The potential GDPR risks range from fines for non-compliance to falling revenue due to a reduced ability to target users with ads. TheDigitalArtist / Pixabay These are the GDPR…
One of the most important aspects of creating and sharing our perspective on markets, business and the economy is that it results in often intelligent (sometimes not very) conversations that reveal multiple perspectives. Historically accurate investing requires appreciating and understanding all viewpoints and having well thought out debates. No one party knows everything at any…
The Japanese stock market fell, so the Bank of Japan bought more equity funds. After cornering the bond market, the Bank of Japan has its sight on the stock market with a Record Buying Binge in March. The Bank of Japan spent 833 billion yen ($7.8 billion) on exchange-traded funds tracking the country’s shares last month, the…
TM editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. Cobalt is one of the most important minerals in existence, and is vital for the fast growing electric car industry and other applications. Getting on for half the world’s cobalt is located in…
Kroger (KR) remains highly profitable and is in our opinion a valuable long-term investment for dividend income as well as market value capital gain. Kroger’s longevity and consistency will remain in place in the coming years. The most recent earnings were painful, but Kroger’s strategic developments and large market presence will give them an edge…
“Naturally, the smooth termination of the gold-exchange standard, the restoration of the gold standard, and supplemental and interim measures that might be called for, in particular with a view to organizing international credit on this new basis, will have to be deliberately agreed upon between countries, in particular those on which there devolves special responsibility…
Volatility and uncertainty have been playing foul in the U.S. stock market over the past couple of months. While the list of worries include higher rates, Washington turmoil, and tech selloff, the latest reason for the sluggish trading remains fears over a trade war between the United States and China. The U.S.-China trade dispute accelerated…
