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Douglas A. McIntyre

Owning a Ford F-150: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

This summer has seen an epidemic of Ford-150s being stolen off dealership lots. The culprit or reason hasn’t been determined, although investigators suspect an inside job. Whatever the reason, there is no doubt that…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Americans Won’t Buy EVs

Tesla has a wide lead in the sales of EVs in America. At least another dozen major car companies are in pursuit. Each has, or will, invest billions of dollars in designing, building, and…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Foreclosures Soar In Illinois

High foreclosure rates were supposed to be a thing of the past. They belong to the period of The Great Recession when foreclosure rates in some cities approached one in every 500 houses. As…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

The City Where Real Estate Prices Are Collapsing

The residential real estate market rallied at a near-record pace from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to just over a year ago. According to the S&P Case-Shiller price index, housing prices rose nearly…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Ford Roars Back

Ford has argued that it will be an electric vehicle leader and not merely a survivor, and people are starting to believe it.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Carvana Is Still Junk

Carvana shares soared as it made a new forecast for its financials, but for how long?

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Wildfires Cost Workers $100 Billion?

It is hard to quarrel with the fact that wildfire smoke released into the air costs U.S. workers something. But how much?

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Amazon Management Loses Control

An analyst who covers Amazon says the company has moved in so many directions that it is out of control. And that analyst is right.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

GameStop Continues to Disappear

GameStop has started to look like one of those brick-and-mortar companies that disappear from time to time.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

The Starbucks Tipping Scheme

Is it good or bad that customers can tip workers electronically at Starbucks?

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Tesla Surges

Not long ago, there was worry that Tesla was in trouble and that the problems would hit the stock price. Not so.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Apple iPhone Sales Collapse

Trendforce has released its smartphone production figures for the first quarter. Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) numbers dropped substantially, both sequentially and year over year. Apple was not alone. Smartphone production…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Nikola Falls Apart

Investors could have known a month ago that its financials showed Nikola had run out of time.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

America’s Most Trusted Brand

A recent analysis reveals that this legacy brand remains America’s most trusted.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Warner Bros Discovery Stock Collapses

Warner Bros. Discovery tumbling share price has tarnished the reputation of its CEO, who was once considered the media industry’s best.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Ford Lincoln Sales In Trouble

Ford’s Lincoln brand, long ago left behind in sales by Mercedes, Audi, BMW, and Lexus, can’t recover in the US, at least based on sales in the first five months of 2023. Sales are…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

CNN’s Failing Brand

There are several possible reasons that CNN has become a failing brand. According to several media accounts, the best measure of the problem is its profitability, which dropped to $750 million last year and…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago

Another Ford Car Is Broken

A year ago, Ford’s CEO, Jim Farley, acknowledged that the company’s quality fell below industry standards. Farley and his management team estimated that it would take two or three years to regain competitiveness in…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 3 years ago