Memo to Starbucks CEO Niccol: You’re Out of Food
Starbucks is not getting better under CEO Brian Niccol. Maybe Howard Schultz needs to come back.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Ford Recall Count in 2025 Tops Next Five Automakers Combined as 312,120 More Vehicles Pulled for Brake Failure
Another recall of Ford vehicles has further damaged the automaker's reputation. Maybe former CEO Alan Mulally ought to be brought back.
U.S. Reverses Nvidia AI Export Ban as China’s DeepSeek Closes AI Gap at Fraction of U.S. Costs
China proved that it has AI capabilities close to those of U.S. industry leaders. And it has done it without wide access to the world’s most powerful AI chips.
Utilities Are What Could Ruin Your Household Budget
Surging electricity and natural gas prices are expected to have an impact on the cost of living for Americans. AI data centers are driving demand for energy.
Oracle’s Larry Ellison Just Became the Second Richest Person in the World
Oracle founder Larry Ellison has surpassed Mark Zuckerberg to become the second richest person in the world.
India’s $70,000 Tesla
Tesla reportedly will sell its Model Y in India for nearly $70,000. It will compete with entrenched high-end brands there and face a charging station challenge.
Starbucks White-Collar Decision Won’t Fix a Broken Company
Starbucks told its white-collar workers they had to come to its offices at least four days a week. How will that fix the company's many problems?
Nvidia to Become $5 Trillion Company With China Win
The White House has decided to allow Nvidia to sell its H20 chips to China. This could boost its market cap to near $5 trillion.
Analyst Forecasts on Ford Are Weak
Wall Street anticipates that Ford stock will fall. Sales of electric vehicles, meant to be the company's future, have been unimpressive.
Starbucks Faces Huge Surge in Coffee Prices, Earnings Trouble
Starbucks will be unable to avoid the rising price of coffee beans due to tariffs on Brazilian imports. This will affect the coffee company's earnings.
People Don’t Want To Invest In This Company, But It Has A Great Stock
Altria (NYSE: MO | MO Price Prediction) makes some of the world’s most dangerous products. Its stock has a yield of 7% and its shares have risen 21% in the last year, while the…
Amazon Prime Creates Online Home Run
Amazon Prime Day, the four-day period during which the e-commerce company offers special deals and signs up new Prime members, helped lift total online sales across America by 30.3% for the period to $24.1…
Beyond Meat Should Close
When Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) went public, there was a broad belief that people wanted meatless meat. It was healthier than meat. It was better for the environment. Beef cattle give off huge amounts…
Musk’s SpaceX Is Worth $400 Billion, xAI Worth $200 Billion
Elon Musk can almost stop worrying about the value of Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA | TSLA Price Prediction) stock. His net worth has started to be concentrated in two massive private companies. One is SpaceX,…
Apple To Release iPhone 17 Early Next Year
According to Bloomberg, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) will release a number of new products in the first half of next year. They include new versions of Macs and iPads. The most…
Another Ford Recall Includes 850,000 Cars
Ford (NYSE: F | F Price Prediction) has made a name for itself as the recall leader of the car industry. Its warranty financial troubles also trigger huge hits to its earnings. A new…
Meta Pays $200 Million To Get One AI Programmer From Apple
Meta (NASDAQ: META | META Price Prediction) wants to be the global leader in AI systems that can complete tasks at the level of humans. Its AI development may even create products more powerful…
Google’s Future Could Be In Trouble Due To OpenAI Browser
The primary source of data used to target Google advertisers is Alphabet’s (NASDAQ: GOOG | GOOG Price Prediction) Chrome browser. Its desktop market share is 66%. Its mobile share is slightly higher. AI software…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s Net Worth Reaches $142 Billion, As Company Market Cap Sets Record
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) is the first company in history to hit a market cap of $4 trillion. The increase took the net worth of CEO Jensen Huang to $142 billion.…
A Major Plan To Save Social Security Is Rejected
Scott Coulter, a former high ranking executive at the Social Security Administration, created a plan to save the funds from running out of money as soon as 2032. His plan was rejected, despite some…