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5 Companies That Are Immune to Amazon’s Endless Expansion

It surely has been remarkable to watch Amazon.com's massive growth and expansion. And the Amazon push into everything is leaving some companies vulnerable. These five Amazon-resistant stocks make good sense for investors.

Lee Jackson · 9 years ago

Texas Closer to Getting Its Gold Back

The state of Texas has contracted to build its own bullion depository as it seeks to return nearly $900 million in gold from its current home in New York. There are other hurdles to…

Paul Ausick · 9 years ago

MIT and the Perfect Flying Car

Anxiety about the safety of a new generation of flying cars is that they are ill-suited to both drive on streets and effectively maneuver in the air. Combining the technologies to do both in…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 9 years ago

Why Twitter’s Future Remains Dim

Recently, there has been some excitement about Twitter's prospects. However, Twitter still has little chance to build its ad base enough to have super-charged revenue growth and substantial profits.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 9 years ago

6 Most Important Business Stories Today

British authorities have questioned whether Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of Sky TV would create a monopoly, Tim Cook was one of the highest paid CEOs in the S&P 500 and Facebook has tested its solar-powered…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 9 years ago

America’s Fastest Growing Last Names

Family names like Smith, Johnson, Williams, and Brown have been among the most popular in the United States for decades. While such names will not likely disappear anytime soon, changing birthrates and immigration patterns…

Sam Stebbins · 9 years ago

Cities With the Most (and Least) Divorce

Partnership is a personal matter and marriage, a legal recognition of partnership, is a major life event. But not all marriages last forever. Large segments of the American population have experienced the often extremely…

Charles Stockdale · 9 years ago

US Government to Run Out of Money by October, CBO Says

The federal government will likely run out of cash in early to mid-October if debt limits are not changed, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday. That would lead to delays of payments for the…

John Harrington · 9 years ago

9 States Drinking the Most Beer

Beer has been a popular drink choice in the United States since before the American Revolution. Even during Prohibition, many major breweries found ways to stay open, and some states refused to adopt any…

Sam Stebbins · 9 years ago

Why Are Credit Scores About to Rise?

Beginning this weekend, the three major credit bureaus will implement policy changes that in many cases will result in an increase in consumers’ credit scores.

John Harrington · 9 years ago