The Best City to Make Lowball Offer for House
Home prices roared higher for the two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mortgage rates were below 3% for most of that time. People moved from large coastal cities to smaller inland…
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The Price of This Household Item Is Plunging
Consumer prices rose a lower than expected 7.7% in October compared to the same month a year ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics recent consumer price index report. In the immediate previous…
Ford F-150 Hybrid Finishes Last in Reliability
The hybrid version of the best-selling vehicle in America ranked last in the latest Consumer Reports reliability study.
The Inflation Danger of 2023
Next year will see greater inflation than many optimists believe today. This will be evident by early in the new year.
America’s Least Reliable Car Brand
In the latest Consumer Reports reliability study, this renowned luxury brand scored the worst out of the 24 brands covered.
40 Shopping Days Until Christmas
There are only 40 shopping days until Christmas and, so far, those days do not look good for retailers.
Tyson’s John Tyson Needs to Be Fired
Shouldn't a public intoxication and trespassing scandal get an executive fired? Apparently not at Tyson Foods.
Amazon’s Horrible CEO Guts Thousands
The undermining of the success of Amazon’s e-commerce business leaves it vulnerable and will cost thousands of Amazon workers their jobs.
Disney’s Chapek Is the Worst CEO of 2022
Disney CEO Chapek’s past performance has been poor. It appears the future will not be any better.
The Price of This Household Item Is Soaring
The consumer price index rose by 7.7% in October compared to the same month last year, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This was considered good news as for…
The Most Expensive Housing Market in America
Prices in some housing markets are so high that median home prices sit well over $1 million.
Will Elon Musk Run Out of Time to Sleep?
If Elon Musk wants to get some sleep, or drops from exhaustion, which of the companies he runs will be short-changed?
The American City Where Home Prices Dropped 50%
One of the worries about high interest rates and a slowing economy is whether home prices will drop sharply. Most economists believe the fall in prices will not be as large as that during…
Ford Share Price Jumps 25%
Ford’s share price has risen 25% in the last month, as all of its recent sins have been forgiven. The rise compares to 15% for the Dow over the same period. The increase comes…
Twitter Shaves $15 Billon Off Eli Lilly’s Market Cap
Somehow, someone made it through Twitter’s system to block accounts people use to impersonate other people and companies. Perhaps, the Twitter chaos that followed Elon Musk’s takeover helped the break-in. The owner of one…
Disney CEO Chapek To Bleed Disney
Investment guru Jim Cramer said that Disney CEO Bob Chapek “has to go.” This was immediately after earnings dropped Disney’s stock by 13% to a 52-week low. Within hours, Chapek announced plans for cost…
States Where People Buy the Most Guns
Gun sales in the U.S., as estimated by background checks, have surged at an extraordinary pace over the last two decades. Ever since background checks surpassed 10 million for the first time in 2006,…
15 States Where Gun Sales Continue To Fall
Gun sales, using firearm background checks as a proxy, have fallen nationally over the past year. In some states, the drop has been much more dramatic than in others. While there was a decline…
The American City With the Cheapest Houses
Most of the markets with the lowest median home prices are in the industrial Midwest.
The Post Office’s 630,000 Workers
As the economy cools and moves into recession, U.S. Postal Service should do what thousands of American businesses will do and cut headcount to save money.