Is Amazon Better Run?
Amazon has become a diversified conglomerate, with its many divisions and products lines doing well. The comany's success is a testament to how well it is run.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
The Death of Growth at Starbucks
In Starbucks second-quarter earnings one thing was clear beyond its revenue and profits: it is no longer a growth company.
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Amazon.com crushes earnings expectations, the founder of Papa John's brings legal action against the company, and other important business headlines.
Will Ford Replace CEO Hackett?
Ford CEO Hackett does not hold his fate in his own hands. The Ford family has been impatient with CEOs before and pushed them out.
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Steel tariffs undermine big car company earnings, Facebook misses earnings estimates, Mattel lays off 2,200, and other important business headlines.
National Employee Morale Day at Mattel as 2,200 Sacked
Workers paid for management mistakes one more time as Mattel Inc. (NYSE: MAT) laid off 2,200 people. Ynon Kreiz, Chairman, the new CEO of Mattel, was left holding the bag by his predecessors. Old…
Ford’s New Autonomous Vehicle Business Only Works If It Builds Good Cars
Ford has spun out its autonomous car division but said nothing about how it intends to best the army of competitors in the segment.
Wall Street and Businesses Race to See Trump’s Tweets First
To miss President Trump's tweets as they hit Twitter is to risk a business opportunity or to miss a danger worth knowing about—now.
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China takes measures to help its economy in the face of a trade war, friction between the United States and China could hurt Apple's sales, and other important business headlines.
Nike Employees to Get Raises, but How Much?
Raises are to be given to about 7,000 workers at Nike, but the media has not reported how large these raises would be. They may be very little.
Google and the Insatiable Appetite for Knowledge
Without search, Alphabet could not dream of a future driven exclusively by cloud, YouTube and hardware revenue. Search is still rising, and rising quickly.
Can Russia Turn Out All the Lights in New York City?
Can Russian hackers do what hot weather and a weak electric grid did to New York City in 1977 and 2003?
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Nike to raise the compensation of many employees, newsroom staff of The New York Daily News cut by half, Russian hackers may have hit the U.S. electric grid, and other important business headlines.
Can JC Penney Turn Around With Less Than 900 Stores?
J.C. Penney, the battered retailer, has cut so many stores that it is down to 870 spread throughout the United States.
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The market for the Tesla Model 3 may be shrinking, Fiat Chrysler has a quick CEO change, Mondelez has a Salmonella problem, and other important business headlines.
Jeep Takes Over Fiat Chrysler
As it became clear that the great but ailing CEO Sergio Marchionne would not return to the Italy based company he saved and built–Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU)–the board named the head of…
AT&T Increases 5G Service to More Cities, but Will It Matter?
AT&T has announced it will double the number of cities that will get super-fast 5G wireless service with the addtion of Oklahoma City and others.
How You Can Join the Fight to Save Jack Daniels From Tariffs
The Distilled Spirits Council has made a huge push to save its members from crippling tariffs, most notably from the Chinese. The group includes a large number of liquor companies, such as the maker…
North Korea GDP Hammered, Challenging Government
North Korea's GDP dropped the most last year that it has since 1997. This trouble poses a challenge to dictator Kim Jong-un, who oversees a nation in which millions of people live in poverty.
IBM Is Still Not Microsoft (Update)
IBM's extremely slow growth shows it is still not in the league with Microsoft and other tech giants that have posted strong revenue improvements in areas where IBM management says its future lies.