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Video Game Makers Game You Through Microtransactions
December 10, 2018 Technology
As regular readers know, I’m an old-school gamer. My first video game system was an Atari 2600, with Combat!, Pitfall, Q-Bert … even the much maligned E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial game. But gaming has changed considerably since the days of the Atari 2600. No longer do you just buy a video game and play it at […] Hedge Funds Find an Edge With Big Data
December 7, 2018 Technology
In the investment world, Big Data has become big business. Alternative data provides intelligence that is relatively unknown to the rest of the market. Get Ready to Say Goodbye to Cash!
December 6, 2018 Best of Series, Currency, Economy
Payment solutions firm Visa is making an effort to encourage small-business owners to use its services. Visa received entries from across the United States for its Visa Cashless Challenge. And 50 businesses won. They each received $10,000 to spend on improvements such as digital commerce enhancements, point-of-sale upgrades, etc. These conveniences help businesses attract customers […] Is Microsoft the Next $1 Trillion Company?
December 5, 2018 Investment Opportunities
Microsoft is thriving to such a degree that it briefly overtook Apple as the largest U.S. company by market capitalization last week. The S&P 500 Could Rise Another 38%
December 5, 2018 Investing
In both cases the S&P 500 continued to move higher for nearly two years before hitting its peak, capturing gains of 38% in 1998 and 24% in 2005.