All Work

Douglas A. McIntyre

The Worst Thing That Can Happen To Social Security

There are several “known knowns” about Social Security. (The term was coined by the Secretary of Defense of the United States, Donald Rumsfeld, in 2002.) Among these is the fact that, according to the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 8 months ago

Saying Goodbye To The Ford F-150 Lightning

The Ford F-150 Lightning is probably the most significant effort by any automaker to enter the EV market and compete with Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction). It was an EV version of…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 8 months ago

The Largest Write Off In Car Industry History

Ford (NYSE: F | F Price Prediction) recently wrote off $19.5 billion due to the collapse of its EV business. GM (NYSE: GM) wrote off $6 billion because of the failure of its EV…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 8 months ago

Tesla Makes China Comeback

An expected decline in Tesla sales in China has not come about. That may not mean much to CEO Elon Musk as he company shifts away from vehicle production.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 8 months ago

BYD Moves To World Seventh Largest Country As Tesla Sales Slow

BYD, the world’s largest EV maker, has begun expanding into Brazil, the world’s seventh-largest nation by population at 213 million people. That is just less than two-thirds of what America’s is. The BYD move…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 8 months ago

Apple Becomes Apple Again

An odd thing happened on the road to AI dominance. The market became concerned about the large investments and intense competition among companies such as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction), Meta (NASDAQ:…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 8 months ago

Walton Net Worth Surges $50 Billion

Walmart (NYSE: WMT | WMT Price Prediction) became the first “non-tech” company to cross the $1 trillion market cap barrier. The reason, according to many analysts who cover the stock, is that Walmart has…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 8 months ago

OpenAI Trashes Nvidia

OpenAI reportedly is unsatisfied with the latest Nvidia AI chips and is seeking alternatives, a new chapter in the fight for AI domination.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 8 months ago

Waymo Attacks Tesla With $16 Billion Bank Account

A new $16 billion Waymo cash infusion is a threat to Tesla's plans for supremacy in the self-driving car industry. The funding came from Alphabet and other investors.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 8 months ago

New Disney CEO Should Quit as Fast as Possible

The best thing Disney’s new CEO can do is put the company on the market as soon as possible. On-again, off-again CEO Bob Iger has shown that Disney cannot be fixed.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 8 months ago

Apple Troubles Deepen, Magnificent 7 Dies

Though Apple turned in a spectacular quarter, its share price did not rise at all. Investor focus on the Magnificent 7 has shifted to what it costs to be on the list.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 9 months ago

Starbucks Is Boring

If Starbucks earnings were a sign of a turnaround, the share price is not showing it. Sales grew, but not enough to impress investors.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 9 months ago

Elon Musk’s New $20 Billion Wallet

Tesla’s earnings call was a laundry list of what the company is planning to do in the future. It committed to $20 billion for capital spending.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 9 months ago

Billion-Dollar AI Unicorns With No Revenue or Products

A recent analysis found that artificial intelligence startup valuations are not necessarily based on revenue or products. The proliferation of well-funded startups is a sign of an AI bubble.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 9 months ago

Nvidia Has Walk-Off Home Run in China

China reportedly has approved the sale of Nvidia H200 chips to certain tech companies there. This came despite its desire to build its own AI chips and not rely on America.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 9 months ago