The oil and gas industry is riven by uncertainty and volatile prices, which in turn affects the broader stock market. Here are the crude facts. Read More
John Persinos is managing editor of Personal Finance, Utility Forecaster, and Radical Wealth Alliance. He also writes the Mind Over Markets daily stock market recap.
John has decades of experience in the technology and political realms. He's spent decades following emerging business and technology developments. From his time at Inc. and Venture magazines, to sharing breaking market news to millions of readers across Kiplinger's, Street Authority, Investing Answers, and TheStreet.com, if it's impacted investors in the past 30 years, John was there analyzing the news and interpreting the meaning for his readers. John also has experience with the inner-workings of Capitol Hill, serving as a press secretary to U.S. Rep. Byron Dorgan.
John holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Boston University. He also completed the Davenport Fellowship in Business and Economics Reporting at the University of Missouri (Columbia).
Analyst Articles
Analysts are perplexed by the contradiction between the rising stock market and the economic emergency. But therein lays opportunity. Read More
Wall Street's bullishness is built on a shaky foundation and could soon collapse. We steer you toward an asset class that can weather market tumbles. Read More
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A new report undercuts the harmful preconception, perpetuated by marijuana prohibitionists, that legalization is turning youngsters into lazy stoners. Read More
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Despite the pandemic-induced downturn, stocks have been rising. This disconnect faces a reckoning, but there's still a way to profitably trade. Read More