Coronavirus And $2 Gas
It is hard to imagine any positive aspect of the coronavirus which is taking lives, roughing up markets, and pushing parts of the world toward recession. However, the drop in oil prices will steepen…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
With Twitter Stock Down 30% in 5 Years, This Investor Wants CEO Dorsey Out
As the Nasdaq has soared over the past five years, Twitter is down notably. It is no wonder that a powerful institutional investor has bought a large number of shares and wants CEO Jack…
COVID-19 Expected to Completely Wreck China Smartphone Sales
With millions of people in China fundamentally unable to leave their homes or the cities they live in, shipments of smartphones are expected to crater in the first quarter.
Malls Face Ruinous Crisis
A new study forecasts that a global coronavirus pandemic could chop mall traffic severely, leaving both owners and department store retailers in deep trouble.
Can Box Stock Dig Itself Out of Trouble?
Cloud content manager Box has a slew of competition. And recent earnings have been disappointing enough that a near-term recovery for Box will be difficult.
Toyota Sales Expected to Surge in February, Ford’s Expected to Stall
Ford continues to struggle while several rivals take U.S. market share. Ford needs to make a stand somewhere, if it can.
Does US Have to Brace for a Loss of a Million Jobs?
Months of job increases could be reversed quickly if industries such as retail, travel and consumer goods suffer a drop in demand. The remedy to a fall-off in revenue is usually cost cuts, and…
Altria Stock Goes Up in Smoke as It Looks to Expand
Altria decided to hedge traditional tobacco industry bets with a huge investment in Juul, the electronic cigarette company. But that was before Juul was clobbered by federal regulators.
If You Can Only Own One Stock Now, This Is It
The market has taken a pounding for days and investors have started to look for safe-haven stocks. Verizon fits the bill.
Collapsing China Car Sales Threaten Fate of US Manufacturers
Car sales in China fell sharply in January, and the spread of the coronavirus will make the figure much worse in February. That is bad news for Ford and General Motors.
Is Disney’s Bob Iger Ready to Run for President?
If the Democratic primaries result in a brokered convention, could the retiring Disney CEO end up as the nominee?
Can JCPenney Stock Hold Up to the End of the Year?
J.C. Penney is among America's most troubled and embattled retailers. Based on same-store sales and its bottom line, the survival of the company is in doubt. What would have to happen for that to…
US 80 Million Visit Tourism Business at Risk
Direct spending by tourists in the United States is about $750 billion a year. A deep drop in tourism would definitely affect the American economy.
HBO Max Will Be Hammered by Competition
HBO Max, the streaming service from Warner, is set to launch in May. It will go up against industry-leading services from Netflix, Amazon and Walt Disney.
Blue Apron Starts to Trade Like a Bankruptcy Candidate
Blue Apron's future looks even more uncertain. The company's stock trades as if it may be in a financial bind from which it cannot recover.
Coronavirus and the ‘Working From Home’ Economy
The "working from home" economy will not keep the United States from an economic slowdown if the virus starts to spread in a significant way in America. However, it will keep some of the…
Fiat’s Reputation Wrecked in New Survey
Consumer Reports looked at 33 brands for its automotive Brand Report Card Rankings this year, and the Fiat brand finished dead last.
Waning China Car Sales Set to Ruin Ford and GM Results
Ford and General Motors may have modestly good results in the United States this year, as they did in 2019. However, overall global results already have been hammered.
L Brands CEO Wexner’s Other Legacy Is Ruined Share Price
L Brands founder and CEO Leslie Wexner will be chased from his job by reports of his close relationship with serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. His other legacy was the amount of shareholder value…
Why McClatchy’s New Owners May Sell Off Newspapers
If bondholders could get much more than $200 million for McClatchy papers, would they take it? There is a chance the properties are worth much more than that.