Ford Fumbles As It Promotes One Ford Executive to Help Another
After posting poor earnings results for last year, Ford promoted an executive who has been with the company for 12 years. It is a wonder it did not look outside the company for fresh…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Who Will Buy McClatchy’s Largest Newspapers?
The odds that McClatchy papers will be sold is high, and there is already a list of potential buyers.
Oscar Winner ‘Parasite’ Was Failure at Box Office
Does a good box office showing help a movie win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
Detroit Is Still Selling $1,000 Homes
Detroit has thousands of vacant homes to tear down and empty lots to clear, so the city continues to offer hundreds of homes at auction for $1,000.
Detroit’s $3 Million House
A $3.25 million home in Detroit is an oddity. However, the city has one, mostly for the first time in a long time.
When Will Amarin Stock Sell-Off Be Over?
Amarin is a development-stage biotechnology company with one FDA-approved treatment, a cardiovascular disease drug with no real competition. The company looks well-poised to boost sales in 2020 and going forward.
Amazon Employees Surge Toward 1 Million
At its current growth rate, Amazon would become one of the few American companies with a million employees by the end of 2020.
Macy’s Stock Has Not Bottomed
The worry about Macy's is that, even with cost cuts, its top line will still drop over the next several years, along with same-store sales.
Ford Stock Hit by CEO, China and Lack of Product
Ford investors are concerned about its lack of electric and self-driving vehicles, its sales disaster in China and the profound doubt about the turnaround plans of CEO Jim Hackett.
Why Box Stock Is Struggling Despite Strong Revenue
Box is a leader in the cloud content management platform business, but competition is fierce. That has hurt the share price. Suspicion that the company will never make money could further wreck the stock.
Weight Watchers Stock Slims Down Poor Expectations
The company formerly known as Weight Watchers has tripped on poor earnings. Its weight management programs face formidable competition. It remains to be seen whether it can make a comeback as the industry changes.
Ford CEO Hacket Makes the Case He Should Be Fired
Ford CEO Jim Hackett says he recognizes the company's performance is well short of plans. Is he the future of Ford, given recent performance and short-term expectations?
Macy’s CEO, Who Made $23 Million, Fires 2,000 and Guts Shareholders
The long-held belief among investors is that the CEO is responsible for results in any company. If Jeff Gennette is not to blame for the Macy's disaster, who is?
Gas Prices Tumble Toward $2
The spread of the coronavirus has undercut world oil prices. One byproduct of the trouble is a drop in gasoline prices in the United States.
YouTube, With Few Subcribers, Has Troubled Future
Although management did not say it directly, YouTube's revenue came from advertising and had almost no contribution from subscriptions.
Will Cadillac’s Wreck Continue in 2020?
Cadillac had a very rough year in 2019. Deliveries of one of its low-end vehicles were the only thing that kept the period from being a wreck.
Apple’s Market Value Moves Toward $2 Trillion
Another quarter or two of higher than expected earnings, and a successful launch of the iPhone 12, could push Apple’s valuation to $2 trillion.
Apple Shutters All Its Stores in China
Apple has closed all of its stores in China, a sign of the seriousness with which American companies take the potential spread of the new coronavirus.
McDonald’s Stock Thrives as Dow Tanks
After a month of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average is down about 1%. But one of its components has handily outperformed the rest.
How Amazon’s Competition Is Pushing Shopify Stock Higher
Shopify has been a very good business for both its clients and its investors. But both groups have to have some level of anxiety as the world of e-commerce shifts rapidly, often radically, every…