The rapid increase in home prices has cooled. The primary reason is that mortgage rates have almost doubled for a 30-year fixed-rate loan. This can add hundreds of dollars to monthly mortgage payments. Americans…
A letter from several members of Congress to the Labor Department says they believe some of Hyundai’s suppliers use child labor. If so, it is a black mark on the company’s reputation and will…
Soon, Ford will have fewer employees than it does today.
Being in second place has started to hurt Lyft and hurt it badly.
U2 seemed to come out of nowhere in the late 1970s. It actually came out of Dublin. By the mid-80s, when it released “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Pride (In the Name of Love)”, it…
A recent analysis reveals that Detroit has the most home listings for under $200,000.
On the face of it, Walt Disney earnings were OK, and the reaction was muted.
The Social Security Administration offers advice for protecting personal information.
Bed Bath & Beyond struck a deal to stave off bankruptcy, but will customers come back?
Problems with passwords appear regularly in the news, primarily when huge companies with large numbers of customers get hacked. In the 21st Century, the 10 largest data breaches hit a total of over five…
There is no reason for the USPS to be anywhere near as large as it is. One way to cut this is to phase out junk mail.
Pensions are often a major consideration when people take public service jobs. Someone who makes $50,000 annually might get pension benefits of $20,000 a year when they retire. One of the major problems with…
The most powerful earthquake ever measured occurred in Chile in 1960, according to a 24/7 Tempo analysis.
The United States sits at the top of the COVID-19 infection list.
While Black unemployment is near an all-time low, it is still much higher than for white Americans.
With sales that do well in recessions and in economic recoveries, McDonald’s is a particularly attractive stock now.
Ford sold shares in Rivian worth about $3 billion last year. It got out just in time. Rivan continues to be troubled, and its future is little better than cloudy. The press reported two…
Peloton posted earnings that cheered Wall Street. But, membership was flat, and revenue dropped 30% year over year to $793 million. The company lost $335 million. While that might be considered progress, Peloton has…
Ford’s management may have been surprised by the reaction to its earnings. They were poor, but the media and analysts had a sharply negative view. And, there is the question of how long CEO…
Taylor Swift has sold well over 100 million albums and her audio and video streams have topped 78 billion. Based on recent sales, she has only gotten started. Her new album, “Midnight”, has been…
