2020

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  Hands Off “Our” Internet!

  Are we heading toward 200 nationally controlled and separate internets?
   
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  Surfacing Scandals

  The Virgin Islands is taking a new look at the Jeffrey Epstein case, and banks are under fire.
   
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  See THREE Dow Levels You Need to Know to Predict the 2020 Election

  Those who think stock prices move rationally in response to news must find themselves entwined in a ball of confusion. The economy is in recession, unemployment’s in double digits, unrest flows through the streets, a global pandemic resurges… yet stock prices have soared. The truth is that stock prices aren’t regulated by news or even, as you’ll discover in this video clip, economic fundamentals and valuation benchmarks.
   
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  A New Middle East?

  Israel signs peace pacts with neighbors. Will the Palestinians be next?
   
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  Mood—The Right Mood

  The trailer for the new James Bond film comes at an opportune time.
   
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  What the Heck is Going on in the Stock Market?

  Those who think stock prices move rationally in response to news must find themselves entwined in a ball of confusion. The economy is in recession, unemployment’s in double digits, unrest flows through the streets, a global pandemic resurges… yet stock prices have soared. The truth is that stock prices aren’t regulated by news or even, as you’ll discover in this video clip, economic fundamentals and valuation benchmarks.
   
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  Discover Why We’re Living in an Age of Turbulence

  Why can’t we all just get along? And why does civic life these days seem to be anything but business as usual? The answers to these questions reveal something profound about the social mood trend, with implications for what to expect in the financial markets, the economy, politics and beyond.
   
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  Basketball Bounces Back

  Basketball’s playoffs appeared to be in jeopardy until teams decided to resume play. Learn more about the sport’s connection to social mood.
   
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  Nukes, Hackers and Germs: North Korea’s Expanding War Capabilities

  North Korea is still enriching uranium for nuclear weapons. What has influenced its varying levels of aggression since the end of World War II?
   
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  Firearm Fever

  Purchases of guns in the U.S. are soaring. Socionomists have identified a connection between fear and gun sales during negative-mood trends.