Microsoft May Move Ahead of Alphabet as Second Most Valuable Company
Microsoft has come close to doing what was once impossible: becoming the second most valuable public company in America.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Los Angeles, With 1.7 Mexican Immigrants, Faces Major Labor Shortage
Los Angeles, with 1.7 million Mexican immigrants, which is more than 13% of its total population, faces major changes if the Trump administration implements some of its plans.
US Auto Sales Begin to Falter in January as Industry Faces Struggles
The auto industry cannot sell 17 million cars and light trucks in America year after year. At some point buyer demand will become sated.
America’s Cup Revolutionizes Its Future, Loosens Oracle Billionaire Larry Ellison’s Grip
Team owners who want to spend the tens of millions of dollars to enter the America's Cup have traditionally faced a wall of challenges.
Superbowl Ticket Price At $5400
1/25 UPDATE: About 600 tickets hit the market overnight (38% day-to-day increase) and inventory has now surpassed 2,000 tickets available for the first time. The current average list price for the Super Bowl on www.TicketIQ.com is $5,452,…
New Cadillac Lease Program Major Flop
Cadillac got a tremendous amount of publicity for its new "Book by Cadillac" program. Now the company says it does not have enough cars for all of those who want to take advantage of…
As Industry Tumbles, 6 Retail Chiefs Who Can’t Be Fired
As same-store sales disintegrate and it becomes clear the holiday season was unkind to many retailers, several retail company chief executives cannot be ousted, no matter what their results.
Why Won’t IBM CEO Rometty Say How Many Americans She Has Fired?
It's a simple question, presumably with a simple answer. How many of its American employees has IBM fired in the past year? Or two? Or five?
America’s 100 Largest Newspapers
The paid print circulation of America's 100 largest newspapers has dropped by over a quarter at many papers in as little as three years.
Mexican Economy, World’s 15th Largest, by the Numbers
Major trade friction with the United States could be economically devastating to the Mexican economy, the 15th largest in the world.
Super Bowl Tickets Go for Super Low Prices
While prices are historically high, the bigger story for me is how little supply there is in the marketplace. At the current quantity available, the number is 67% below the previous low on this…
Will Trump CEO Advisors Have Trouble With Female Customers?
The formation of the president’s Strategic and Policy Forum was a fairly quiet affair. Those participants who are CEOs have opened themselves to the risk of alienating female customers.
American Infrastructure Needs $808 Billion Upgrade
Figures about how much money the U.S. needs to rebuild the infrastructure of its brides, tunnels, roads, and airports differs wildly. In 2013, the American Society of Civil Engineers put the needed investment at…
IBM Shares Wildly Underperform Over 5 Years
A recent rally in International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) shares has taken them out of a nose dive, the drop based mostly on revenue which has dropped 19 consecutive quarters. However, a longer…
Exxon Mobil Is Biggest Dow Loser of 2017
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has barely moved this year, up .33% to 18,927.25, undermining ambitions that it will reach 20,000. Among the Dow stocks, the largest drag on the index, at least in terms…
Apple Outperforms Other Dow Tech Stocks in 2017
Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares are up 3.61% to $120 so far this year, the best of any Dow Jones Industrial Average, and well ahead of the index itself which has risen 0.33% to…
Twitter’s Stock Stops Falling
After a great deal of ups and downs, which have been mostly downs, Twitter’s (NYSE: TWTR) shares have stabilized. They are flat for the year, The period during which Twitter shares surged due to…
Time Warner Shares Set to Drop a Third If Trump Blocks AT&T Merger
If the Trump administration wants to show its disdain for larger mergers that it believes are not in the public's best interests by killing the deal, Time Warner shares probably will reset.
Connecticut’s Island Mansion on Sale for $175 Million
The most expensive home for sale in Connecticut, or just about anywhere in the United States, is an island mansion along the Long Island coast of the state as it runs toward the Rhode…
2017 Could Be Another Bust for IPOs
By Kashif, Investment Analyst at PrivCo, a private company financial intelligence platform Absurd growth expectations, market volatility, peak market valuations, and rate hikes could dash all hope of a graceful public exit for many…