Thursday, February 21, 2019
Whether you watched the State of the Union address by President Trump last week or not, you, like me, probably have no illusions that the two parties will accomplish much together in the foreseeable future. One area where they reportedly have common ground is infrastructure repair and maintenance. The numbers certainly argue for a new […]
I want to follow up on my renewable energy article from Monday with another look at the renewable energy sector. And later I will fill you in on three renewable energy stocks leading the way that hail from Europe. First though, let’s look at some of the raw numbers on renewable energy investment worldwide. Clean […]
With much of the U.S having just gone through what has been described by some media outlets as the coldest temperatures EVER in the Midwest, let’s talk about something on everyone’s mind, air conditioning. No, I’m not crazy. The World Economic Forum, in the midst of this major cold snap in the U.S., just published […]
In the June issue of Growth Stock Confidential, I took a look at a major global macroeconomic trend – the spread of air conditioning around the world. It looked like an investment opportunity and, after further research, I decided it definitely is. So we added the world’s largest air conditioner manufacturer (Daikin Industries – [OTC: […]
Each year I read about the promise of virtual reality / augmented reality (VR/AR) and how this is THE year for the technology to take hold. Most of these predictions center around either gaming or the ability to watch live sporting events in a VR/AR environment. In other words, you can sit at home on […]
Recent incidents involving autonomous vehicle crashes, have made industry participants assume a lower profile. While these setbacks may slow progress in the sector, it does not mean the companies involved are taking their foot off the gas pedal in developing technology to move autonomous vehicles forward. Any advanced technology industry will encounter growing pains, and […]
The main takeaway I got from the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas was that enthusiasm for autonomous (driverless) vehicles among the world’s auto makers has really cooled. Just a year or two ago, car and some tech companies could hardly restrain their excitement over the next revolution in mobility – driverless vehicles. […]
The sharing economy is thriving because it offers consumers a faster, more efficient, and often cheaper, service or product. At its core, the sharing economy encompasses a new business model that in some industries, such as ride-sharing, is disruptive, and in others is complementary to current businesses. And, in yet others, the sharing economy is […]
The science of medicine, as well as pharmaceutical companies, is moving more and more toward personalized medicine. That is, specialized cell and gene therapies designed to attack a patient’s unique condition. Curing a patient of once-fatal diseases will save our healthcare system an enormous amount of money… but only over the long-term. These treatments require […]
The recently released “Freelancing in America” study found that almost 57 million Americans are now part of the freelance market to some degree. An NPR/Marist poll found that one in five American jobs are now contract jobs. And, Forbes estimates the economic impact of independent workers last year at $1.3 trillion in the U.S alone, […]
