The U.S. real estate market has been unusually strong for two years. Prices have risen by 20% most months during this period, year over year, according to the carefully followed S&P Case-Shiller housing price…
The BLS release its report titled THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — AUGUST 2022. The U.S. economy added 315,000 jobs. Unemployment rose to 3.7%, primarily because the labor force grew. It is a testament to the…
The economy added 315,000 jobs in August, as the unemployment rate rose to 3.7%. It was 3.5% in July. Unemployment by metro area is released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics about one month…
Coffee is not the same as washing detergent. In fact, it is not even close.
The driving public expects a degree of safety in the vehicles it drives. Can General Motors deliver?
A recent analysis reveals that most of the countries with unsafe tap water are in Asia, Africa and South America.
Retailers’ rankings are often based on customer satisfaction. Costco tends to top these lists. Nordstrom also tends to do well. However, another way to rate retailers is by measuring satisfaction on Wall Street. This…
The stock market has staged a modest rally since it dropped sharply in mid-June. Some experts believe it is a so-called bear rally and that prices will fall once more. What is rarely mentioned…
Struggling Bed Bath & Beyond now faces the holiday season, which is a make-or-break period for most retailer profits. Can it survive?
Its latest delivery performance numbers were not impressive, given the size and scope of the U.S. Postal Service.
The New York Times editorial ran an article that savaged the operations and management of its sometimes rival, The Washington Post.
Peloton's CEO seems to think he has a handle on the exercise bike maker’s deep problems. That really isn’t so.
There is nothing Best Buy management can hide behind. The terrible numbers tell the entire story.
Snap firing 20% of its staff is another setback for CEO Evan Spiegel.
While it is inconceivable that a family could not afford to shop at Walmart regularly, it seems to be the case in at least one state.
A recently released flood map for Miami shows that vast areas of the metro could be underwater in 10 years.
Based on new research, Lincoln is the lowest-rated luxury brand based on customer satisfaction.
Some see NASA’s newest rocket as a colossal waste of money, little more than pork-barrel politics.
Due to climate change, it is time to leave parts of Mississippi, but leave it for where?
The head of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, all but signaled a series of rate hikes in the months ahead to bring down inflation. He also remarked that inflation will not go away soon.…
