This Retailer Closed 1,000 Stores In 2020
This holiday is over, for retailers. The tally of sales is grim for brick and mortar. Holiday spending rose 3%, but it was driven by a 49% rise in e-commerce. For another year, foot…
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Trump Scrooged These Americans This Christmas
Depending on the source, some 10 million to 12 million Americans will lose unemployment benefits today. While it is impossible to determine the exact makeup of this group based on age, sex, or race,…
This Is The Week That American Gun Sales Set Their All Time High
The Federal Bureau of Investigation tracks gun sales and publishes a list of how many are handled as part of its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Each month, the figures are reported…
Apple Is Best-Performing Dow Stock of 2020
With four trading days left in 2020, the best performing Dow stock has already been determined. Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) share price has risen almost 80% this year. The DJIA…
COVID-19: These Are The Five Deadliest Counties In America
New daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in America have risen sharply in the past few weeks, taking counts to record levels. For several days in the past two weeks, the number jumped above 200,000. Yesterday,…
This Is the Worst Run State in America
State governments are constitutionally granted the power to control taxes, make and enforce laws, and regulate commerce within their borders. With these tools, state governments across the country are ultimately responsible for keeping safe…
Santa Delivers Almost 8 Billion Christmas Gifts, Travels 200,000 Miles
Santa traveled over 200,000 miles, by one account, and delivered 8 billion gifts on Christmas Eve. Two organizations kept track of his progress for the day before Christmas but posted somewhat different totals. Google’s…
1 in 1,000 Americans Have Died From COVID-19
American COVID-19 deaths have just moved beyond a grim milestone. One of every 1,000 residents of the United States has died from the pandemic this year. The total population of the country is 330,676,544.…
Will Apple’s Market Cap Hit $3 Trillion Next Year
Five years ago, no one could have imagined any company eventually would reach the $1 trillion market cap. Now, four public corporations are above that, and Apple's shares continue to rise.
Did Christmas Crush Macy’s?
Holiday sales needed to be better than modest for Macy's to recover. That may not have happened at all.
California COVID-19 Cases Top 2 Million, Worse Than Italy and Spain
California confirmed COVID-19 cases have topped 2 million, as they rise at a daily rate similar to the entire United States three months ago.
This State Has an Unemployment Rate Above 10%, Worse Than the US Great Recession Disaster
New Jersey has a jobless rate of 10.2%, which is higher than the worst level of the Great Recession.
Apple Car Could Cost Tesla Investors Tens of Billions of Dollars
Hundreds of millions of people own Apple products. Many of them hold great loyalty to the Apple brand and can't wait for an Apple car. That hurts Tesla as much as any other industry…
COVID-19: More Than 1 in 200 People Have Died in These Counties
Many of the counties where more than one person out of 200 has died of COVID-19 are located in just two states that have been devastated by the disease.
COVID-19 Has Killed as Many Americans as Boulder Has Residents
COVID-19 deaths in America have reached more than 322,00. That is about the same as the population of the Boulder, Colorado, metro area.
COVID-19: These Are the 5 Most Dangerous Counties in Your State
This list provides an idea of which areas in each state are most dangerous in terms of the spread of COVID-19.
As Holiday Travelers Hit the Road, These Are the States With Gas Under $2
Nine states will have gasoline prices below $2 per gallon between December 23 and January 3, as 81 million Americans hit the roads.
These Are the Dangerous Chinese and Russian Companies With Military Ties
The U.S. Commerce Department put out a list of Chinese and Russian companies with “military end users” for purposes of the “military end user” control. They are considered dangerous to America’s national security and…
Fiat Hammered in Sales Survey
In J.D. Power's new U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index study, Fiat received the worst grade, another blow to its future in the United States.
COVID-19: This American County Has More Cases Than Canada
Los Angeles County, the nation's largest by population, has almost 597,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. That is more than in all of Canada.