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Paul Ausick

A New STD: Sexually-Transmitted Debt

When Americans find love they may also find debt. That might not be a dealbreaker but it is something to be aware of.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Porsche Quits Making Diesel Vehicles

German automaker Porsche has announced that it will no longer produce diesel-powered vehicles. The change comes as the carmaker continues to recover from the cheating scandal that hit parent company Volkswagen.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Nike Remains the Dow’s Top-Performing Stock

Nike retained its hold on first place as the best-performing Dow stock last week. The company's controversial ad campaign has been a solid success and a new world record in the marathon was posted…

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

3M Holds on as Dow’s Poorest Performer

3M Company rang up a nice share price gain last week, but it was not enough to alter the stock's rank as the worst performer among the 30 Dow index stocks.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Alzheimer’s, Dementia Will Hit Minority Groups Hardest

Changing U.S. demographics will change the proportion of Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's and other dementia-related diseases. The diseases are forecast to hit Hispanics and African Americans hardest.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Auto Losses From Hurricane Florence Much Lower Than Harvey

The number of cars damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Florence won't approach the damage caused when Hurricane Harvey struck Houston last year. Auto sales won't get the jolt from Florence that they got from…

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Holiday Season Shoppers Set to Spend More This Year

Another forecast is in, this one from Deloitte, indicating that the 2018 holiday shopping season will be a good one for retailers. E-commerce is set to jump by double digits again and may total…

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Sempra Energy Sells Solar Assets for $1.54 Billion

Sempra Energy has sold its solar assets and one wind project to ConEd for $1.54 billion. The sale is the first after Sempra announced in June that it would be divesting its renewable energy…

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Natural Gas Price Steady as Inventory Jumps

U.S. natural gas stockpiles rose as expected last week, but remain well below year-ago and five-year average levels. Production increases are keeping prices under $3 per million BTUs.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

August Existing Home Sales Sour for Fifth Straight Month

Existing home sales were unchanged in August according to the National Association of Realtors report released Thursday. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of sale remained at 5.34 million in the month, the same as…

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

America’s Top Brands

A new survey from brand consultancy Prophet ranks 299 brands based on a survey of more than 12,000 Americans. Top-ranked Apple is probably no surprise, but where is Facebook or Twitter or Starbucks?

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago