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Trends, Patterns, Indicators

Identifying consistent patterns and trends in business and in the financial markets. Useful key indicators for market timing, warning signals, bullish investing signals, and trading/investing opportunities.

Canadian homebuyers flock to America as market rolls over

Foreign buyers spent a record $153 billion on U.S. housing in the year through March 2017, according to an annual […]

Promises and pitfalls of online education

Eric Bettinger and Susanna Loeb EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Online courses have expanded rapidly and have the potential to extend further the educational opportunities […]

Former Hulu CTO launches ‘Home Shopping Network for millennials’

Despite the success of e-commerce giants like Amazon (AMZN), there are few if any online sites serving up shopping as […]

The 25 companies most likely to change the world

FROM INDOOR FARMING TO DEVELOPING DIAMONDS IN A LAB “Disruptive” may be a trendy word in startup circles, but Inc. […]

The United States of Unicorns

By Macro Monitor, Key insights about the companies in this map: Collectively, US unicorns are worth approximately $360B. Combined, these […]

Here’s where Americans are moving to and from

by Andy Kiersz The US Census Bureau recently released its annual statistics on population change between July 1, 2015 and July 1, […]

Billion Dollar Club real estate investors dominate industry

The global real estate industry has seen sustained growth in recent years, becoming a sought-after area of investment for institutions […]

America’s health-care crisis is a gold mine for crowdfunding

by Suzanne Woolley Sites such as GoFundMe and YouCaring are poised for a wave of medical appeals if Trumpcare leaves millions […]

All the companies in Jeff Bezos’s empire, in one (large) chart

The Jeff Bezos empire is massive. It encompasses not just e-commerce, but also news organizations, robotics companies and coupon sites. […]

Why the great malls of China are starting to crumble

China, which for years has been goading consumers to spend their hard-earned yuan as the country seeks to modernize its […]