Volkswagen’s Sales Disaster Continues
In a week, the auto industry will, company by company, issue data on May sales in the United States. And the disaster that is Volkswagen's sales in America will continue.
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Late Friday afternoon, Apple filed a motion to ban smartphones made by Samsung that Apple claims infringe on its patents. It also filed a request for a retrial in the case that resulted in…
PlayStation 4 Preparing to Launch in China
Chinese gamers have only been able to play games on PCs and mobile devices. Gaming consoles such as PlayStation and the Xbox were banned by the government as a distraction for children.
Americans Watch Only 17 TV Channels
ThinkstockThe remote control in the hand of an average American now has a selection of 189 TV channels available for viewing. That is an increase of almost 50% in the past six years. So…
Google Top Company for Pay and Benefits
Google topped all companies in terms of best pay and benefits in a new survey by online jobs site Glassdoor. The list was thick with tech and biotech companies.
Chevy Continues to Offer Huge Silverado Discounts
The months-long effort by Chevy to lure buyers for its Silverado pickup line continued through Memorial Day, with discounts as high as $8,600. Chevy is losing share to its two primary rivals.
Will the Chicago Cubs Win the World Series?
Image via Floyd Wilde, Flickr.You know the story. The Chicago Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908, by far the longest championship drought in baseball. So naturally, fans take this to mean their…
Ten States With the Cheapest Gas
ThinkstockGasoline prices at the pump seemed to be fairly stable ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, according to an Energy Information Administration report released early last week. It had the national average price for…
New GenCorp Engine to Give Stratolaunch a Boost into Space
Source: Stratolaunch SystemsRussian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wants to kick the United States off the International Space Station. Even worse — he might be able to do it. Last week, responding to U.S.…
How ‘Mad Men’ Helped Build AMC Into a Cable Powerhouse
As with most revolutions, you often don’t realize something is brewing until it builds to maximum capacity. That was the case with AMC’s (NASDAQ: AMCX) Mad Men. The series debuted in 2007 and has now…
Gas Still Over $4 in California
ThinkstockCalifornia continues to suffer some of the highest gasoline prices in the United States. The average price of a gallon of regular in the nation’s largest state sits at $4.09, second only to Hawaii’s…
Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Want Out of Commodities
ThinkstockBig banks that once made big bucks in physical commodities markets are now looking to pull out of those markets as new rules regarding capital requirements for those physical holdings take effect. The Federal…
Who’s Wearing the Black Hat, Amazon or the Book Publishers?
In a dispute that pits Amazon.com against Paris-based publisher Hachette Book Group, Amazon is being portrayed as the villain. It is worth remembering the background to this dispute.
Last Week’s IPOs: Winners and Losers
ThinkstockThe last week saw one huge success in the initial public offering (IPO) market, a few modest successes and a couple of losers. Because there is just one IPO scheduled for the holiday-shortened week…
First-Quarter Retail Earnings Downright Awful So Far
ThinkstockBy the end of last week, some 70% of retailers on the Retail Metrics Retail Earnings Index had reported first-quarter earnings, and the news has not been good. Retailers are missing expectations by an…