What Happens If Amazon Starts to Shut Down?
If Amazon starts to shut down, piece by piece, one of America's lifelines for people and businesses will begin to disappear.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Will Amazon End Up With 10% of American Retail Sales?
As the locations of major retailers remain closed, customers need to go elsewhere. Amazon is among the few places shoppers can actually go.
Why Snap Stock Benefits From Social Isolation
In general, social media stocks should do well when millions of Americans are locked down at home. Where does Snap go from here?
Northrop Grumman Stock Should Strengthen With Rising Global Tensions
A period when global tensions are high is a defense company’s dream. No one believes that either the oil price war or the rapid spread of COVID-19 will improve soon, and that should benefit…
Gas Price in Venezuela at 2 Cents
Gasoline in the United States has fallen to about $2 a gallon and continues to slide. However, that price is nowhere near the least expensive in the world.
Payment on $15.8 Trillion Mortgage Debt Could Be Delayed
Americans have almost $16 trillion in mortgage debt outstanding, according to the Federal Reserve. A bill proposed as part of the economic rescue package would delay payments on most of that debt.
Gas Plunges to Just Above $2, Below $1.90 in 15 States
The sell-off in crude and plunging demand as people move indoors has driven gasoline prices down to $2.08 for the average gallon of regular nationwide.
As Boeing Faces Disaster, Spin Out of Defense Unit Becomes Essential
Due to a lack of orders, unless the government gives its aid, Boeing could become worthless to common shareholders. Regardless, its defense, space and security units have been an ongoing success.
How Much of $4 Trillion a Year in Tax Receipts Will Government Give Up?
Due to the spread of coronavirus, some current federal tax receipts of about $4 trillion a year will be pushed out a year from 2020 due to rescue plans.
Where Are the Military’s 130,000 Medical Personnel?
Private and public hospitals need thousands of medical professionals in their frontline fight to care for the surging number of coronavirus infected patients. Where are military medical personnel deployed now?
US Economy Could Move Back to 2016 Level
America’s gross domestic product (GDP) was $21.4 billion last year. If it resets down between 12% and 13% this year, the figure will go back to the $18.7 level of 2016. Of course, GDP…
What Companies Are Still Advertising
The ads for travel and restaurants may be gone, but some marketers have continued to advertise, and perhaps increased their budgets.
‘The Very Real Prospect of $5 Oil’ and 99 Cent Gas
Crude oil prices could drop to $5 a barrel because of the collision of the Saudi-Russian production spat and an almost certain crater of global demand.
Why Is Qatar Airways Still Advertising?
Qatar Airways must be an exception to an industry so badly gutted as it continues to run an aggressive ad campaign.
COVID-19: March Unemployment Report Could Show 2 Million Jobs Lost
Early indications are that the Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment report could show 2 million jobs lost last month.
Walmart to Hire 150,000
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has over a million workers in the U.S. That figure is about to grow by 150,000 as the retail scrambles, like Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has, to handle a surge…
German Poll of Business Executives Craters
A survey of German executives suggests that the German economy is speeding into recession. If its business climate is deteriorating, so is that of every nation in the European Union.
COVID-19 Threatens Amazon Delivery Network
Amazon.com is one of the few U.S. companies that continue to operate at full speed. However, workers already have begun to fall ill to COVID-19.
What a 20% Unemployment Rate Looks Like
A U.S. jobless rate of 20% would be the equivalent of 30 million Americans out of work. These five industries would be hit the hardest.
Can the Government Save JC Penney?
Crippled and storied retailer J.C. Penney is among companies across America that will not make it through the COVID-19 pandemic intact. Not unless it gets some help.