The American City Not Building Enough Homes
The U.S. residential real estate market has been through extreme changes that have been rare since WWII. Prices exploded upward in the last two years, triggered by low mortgage rates and a preference for…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
The State Likely To Be Hit Hardest By Drought This Winter
The drought, which has hit much of California, Nevada, Utah, and much of the southwest, has been called a “megadrought”–the worst in 1,200 years. The NOAA has released its temperature and precipitation forecast for…
Twitter Could Fire 4,000
Investors and those simply interested in Elon Musk’s every move cannot figure out how he can make money on the $44 billion he has agreed to pay for Twitter. The deal poses such great…
The City Where People Have Walked Away From Buying Homes
The residential housing market in the U.S. has changed radically in a few months. Home prices were skyrocketing earlier this year. Interest rates, at 3% for 30-year fixed loans, were at multi-decade highs. Today,…
Revlon Is The Worst Stock In America
For some reason, it has become popular in the last year to trade the stocks of companies that are having catastrophic financial collapses. Among these is the beauty products company Revlon. Perhaps people believe…
The 14 Least Trusted Institutions in America
Trust in the media has also fallen on hard times. The trust viewers had in people like CBS anchor Walter Cronkite has given way to skepticism about print, online, and TV news, which has…
Social Security Worries About Threats
The Social Security Administration has warnings about fraud targeted at people who receive Social Security payments.
Why Snap Should Close and Sell Its Assets
Snap is worth more to shareholders dead than alive. It is time to give its investors their money back.
US Postal Service Struggles With Deliveries
The latest U.S. Postal Service performance report demonstrates that the service continues to have delivery issues.
IBM Is Still an Awful Company
IBM has become an afterthought in the tech world. It does not stand out in any category.
The Coming 2023 Recession
The recession is coming, if it is not already here. The guessing game has moved from when a recession starts to when it might end.
The 10 Most Affordable Cars in the U.S.
Supply chain issues in the auto market have hurt dealers and car buyers this year, with prices. Dealers often have few vehicles, and the small number they get often go to customers within days.…
Strive Asset Heads Toward $500 Million
Strive Asset Management could soon have $500 million under management, a critical benchmark.
14 Household Items That Are Actually Getting Cheaper
The news about inflation activity during the month of September could hardly have been worse. Despite a drop in the price of gas and oil, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer…
America’s Worst Real Estate Market
A recent analysis reveals that the most damaged real estate market is in New York.
Netflix Stock Still Down 50%
Netflix stock jumped 10% on good earnings news. It still has to double to get back to its peak.
Here’s What’s Getting More Expensive at Stores in America
Americans who hoped inflation would begin to ease got bad news when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the September consumer price index. Prices nationwide of goods and services rose 0.4% from August, a…
Millions of Americans Can No Longer Afford a House
The number of people who can buy a home has declined and demand for residential real estate has disappeared.
Apple’s Employees Turn Against It
Apple can count on the fact that the unionization efforts at its retail locations have only started.
Social Security Cost of Living Increase Already Has Been Spent
Social Security benefits are set to increase by more than 8%. Unfortunately, that money is already spent because of raging inflation.