Tuesday , 22 October 2024

Lorimer Wilson

Here’s What Happened To the Markets in the Past Few Days

On Monday morning, investors woke up to plunging stock markets with media headlines suggesting that the sell-off was due to fears of a recession, slowing employment growth, and fears over Israel and Iran, but those were not the primary reason why. In fact, it was the forced unwinding of the “Yen Carry Trade.” Let me explain.

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What Is A “Meme” Stock?

The word "meme" comes from the ancient Greek word "mimema" - meaning imitation - and is used to describe information that is imitated and often spread via pop culture references on social media.

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Founding Fathers’ Financial Advice Stand the Test of Time

To help you in your personal finances, consider what 6 of the founders of the United States of America - Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, John Adams and George Washington had to say on the subject. They definitely stand the test of time.

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AI: What You Need To Know

You are mistaken to think you’ve missed the AI boom. Investors who bet on the right AI stocks now – at the dawn of AI in the early 2020s – are giving themselves the chance to turn thousands into millions.

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What Are Stock Splits?

A (forward) stock split happens when a company increases the number of its shares. Although the number of shares outstanding increases by a specific multiple, the total dollar value of all shares outstanding remains the same because a split does not fundamentally change the company's value.

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New AI Category: High Band Memory Chip Manufacturers

An article by Lorimer Wilson, Managing Editor of munKNEE.com – a site for sore eyes and inquisitive minds which was first posted on TalkMarkets.com under the title Another AI Category To Take Notice Of: High Band Memory Chip Manufacturers with 529 pageviews to date. An Introduction High Band Memory (HBM), in simple terms, is a certain number of conventional DRAM …

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