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Douglas A. McIntyre

States With $3 Gas

Gasoline prices have fallen sharply since summer, and the price has dropped below $3 a gallon in several states.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

EV Companies Most Likely to Fold

It has become clear that large car companies and Tesla will own the EV market. Smaller companies eventually will disappear.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

America’s Cheapest Housing Market

People who want an inexpensive home can look in Detroit. The downside is that no one wants to live there.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Europe’s Inflation Is on Fire

Inflation in the United States is not nearly over and will look like Europe’s inflation soon.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

US Postal Service Average Pay $60,000

The U.S. Postal Service is a disservice to America as long as it overpays workers, has too many offices and delivers mail too often.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

JCPenney Has 670 Stores Left

Like other retailers whose businesses have weakened significantly in recent years, 2022 will make or break JCPenney.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Apple Profits More Than $6 Million An Hour

Profits at tech companies drove their stocks to all-time highs. The market capitalizations of Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon rose above $1 trillion. Profit weakness and worry about a slow economy have decreased these profits…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

The City Where Investors Stopped Buying Houses

The residential real estate market posted two of its best years in decades in a period that began to end in the third quarter. Fueled by Americans who became free of working from offices…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Your Ford Could Catch On Fire

Ford just recalled 634,000 vehicles. These were 2020-2023 Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs with a 3-cylinder, 1.5-liter engine. Some of the same vehicles were recalled in April. That is an ugly track record for…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

28 Shopping Days Until Christmas

Black Friday has ended. Cyber Monday is hours away. By next week, December will begin. The shopping season has begun, and the runway retailers have to make money has begun to shorten quickly. For…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Will Apple Run Out Of iPhones?

The demand for some generations of iPhones triggered lines with people who sat outside for days. Some used sleeping bags. The people at the end of these lines were often disappointed. All of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

The Least Polluted City in the World

Air pollution has worsened worldwide in most years during the last several decades. The WHO reports that polluted air kills seven million people a year. The majority of the cities with the worst air…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

The Most Expensive Car to Run in America

The car industry has gone through one of its most wrenching periods in decades. After COVID-19 halted operations at dealerships, these dealerships found they had no inventory. Part shortages, caused by supply chain problems,…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Amazon Hit By Workers

2022 may be the year of unionization at some of America’s largest companies. Some Amazon, Apple, and Starbucks workers have tried, and in some cases, had success unionizing stores. However, the results of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago