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Douglas A. McIntyre

AMC Becomes Penny Stock

AMC Entertainment stock collapsed early this month and has not recovered.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Peloton Wrecks Its Future

As another example of how badly management runs the company, it seems as if Peloton cannot sell anything at full price.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Samsung’s Defective Product

What are the things Americans see recalled the most? Cars. Baby strollers. Exercise equipment. Samsung has extended that list to washing machines. It built 663,500 that have a fire risk. Those being recalled are…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Apple’s Stock May Plunge

Apple is among the world’s largest tech companies. It is the most profitable. It also has the highest market cap among all US-based public corporations at $2.1 trillion. While its stock has fallen with…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Starbucks And McDonald’s Open For Holidays

Many retail outlets, grocery chains, and food chains close for Christmas and New Year. These include retailers as large as Walmart and Costco. McDonald’s and Starbucks will ignore the holidays, at least as far…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Afghanistan is the Least Peaceful Country on Earth

By many yardsticks, Afghanistan is one of the worst places to live in the world. According to the World Bank, GDP per capita in current U.S. dollars was a mere $517 in 2020, among…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

The Biggest Recession This Century

Most experts in economics and finance believe that the US will be in a recession next year. Many expect the downturn to be short and shallow. One of the world’s greatest economists disagrees. He…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Heart Disease Is The Biggest Killer In US

The COVID-19 pandemic has killed as many as 1.1 million Americans, making it one of the leading causes of death each year. COVID-19 deaths are not close to the leading cause of death at…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Saudi Arabia is the US Army’s Biggest Customer

America has provided weapons to other nations for decades. In World War II. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt described the U.S. as the “arsenal for democracy” just before America entered the war. Large factories in…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Texas Executes By Far the Most People of Any State

Executions – by hanging, firing squad, electric chair, or lethal injections – have been part of the U.S. justice system since the founding of the country. From 1608 to 2002, 15,629 people were executed.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

89 Post Offices Close

The weather has finally caught up with the US Postal Service. The agency prides itself on the fact that its offices are always open, and it delivers mail six days a week and delivers…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Shoplifters Steal $95 Million From Stores

Shoplifting has existed as long as there have been retail outlets. This activity ranges from people who steal one of two small items to organized criminals who steal hundreds of items at once. The…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Home Sales In Las Vegas Drop 52%

The housing boom is over in nearly every part of the country. The number of home sales has dropped along with prices. No city is better evidence than Las Vegas, where sales dropped 51.8%…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

America’s Most Expensive Eggs Ever

The CPI has been released in most months this year. The index has risen between 7% and 8% year over year. Some items rose at a much higher pace. Fuel was one of these,…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago