Apple Wants China to Be Green, for Very Small Investment
China is home to some of the most polluted cities in the world. Apple wants to end some of that and plans to pay to do so.
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Time Warner May Have to Hire New Management and a Board
The U.S. Department of Justice wants to undo the AT&T buyout of Time Warner, a deal that is already done. The Justice Department tried this before the deal closed and was unsuccessful.
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Delta Air Lines to cut back flights because fuel costs are up, Walmart may change its primary credit card relationship, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to sell all his equities, and other important business headlines.
PC Sales Show Fastest Growth in 6 Years, Apple Takes Fourth Place
Just when it appeared that the smartphone would kill the computer forever, PC sales have picked up the most in the last six year. According to research firm IDC, the growth rate in the…
Collapse in China Sales Threatens Ford CEO’s Turnaround
Ford CEO James Hackett has set a broad, ambitious and risky turnaround plan for the flagging carmaker. Almost all his strategy could be challenged by a collapse in sales in China.
Short Interest in Apple Drops Sharply
Skepticism about the pace of iPhone sales and potential tariff-driven challenges in China have not been enough to shore up the short interest in Apple.
Oil Supplies ‘Stretched to the Limit’ Threaten Global Economy
Higher oil prices almost certainly are around the corner, and with them, higher gasoline prices, which may trigger a global economic slowdown.
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Broadcom to buy CA Technologies, Comcast increases offer for Sky, the IEA says oil production will be "stretched to the limit," and other important headlines.
Comcast Ups Offer for Sky, for the Time Being
The multi-player battle for most of the assets of 21st Century Fox Inc. (NYSE: FOX) and the U.K.’s Sky continued as Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) lobbed in another offer for the British media property.…
As Trade Wars Rise, Markets Won’t Fall
Investors seem to think that the trade wars will end before they start or that the overall economy is so strong that increased prices from tariffs or the drop in sales of some U.S.…
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JetBlue orders planes from Airbus, Pfizer to defer some drug price increases, Toyota launches car-sharing service in Hawaii, and other important business headlines.
Amazon’s Hate and Counterfeit Problems Pile Up
Like others, Amazon has to comb through billions of products and communications that fall into categories of fake news, hate speech and outright misleading claims. The difficulty of the task will not keep away…
Microsoft Moves Into Low-Price Tablet Market Larger Than Apple’s
Microsoft has elected to move into the low-priced tablet market in a move against Apple and others.
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YouTube plans to fight misleading videos, Disney expands footprint in India, the president attacks pharmaceutical companies for raising prices, and other business headlines.
Paper Prices Continue to Undermine Future of Newspapers
As newspaper companies make forecasts for the balance of 2018, they will identify newsprint prices as a problem and may need to announce more job cuts at the same time.
Amazon Prime Day Set to Damage Major Retailers
As consumers prepare to go to stores and online to make mid-summer purchases, many will have already bought what they need on Prime Day, and retailers will experience more erosion to the traffic and…
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A major Chinese telecom is dropping in its initial public offering, rising oil prices are expected to undercut airline profits, and other important business headlines.
This City Has an Unemployment Rate of Only 1.5%
Meet Ames, Iowa, which has the lowest unemployment rate among all U.S. cities at 1.5%. This universe includes the 388 metro areas measured by the BLS. Based on May numbers, Ames is only one…
Terrible China Sales Rock Ford
Ford's prospects in China have dimmed terribly this year, making most of the company's global initiatives seem like footnotes.
Black Unemployment Remains High
Economists regularly point out the unemployment of black Americans is at multiyear and perhaps all-time lows. It is still, however, nearly double that of whites.