Charlotte by the Numbers: Demographic and Economic
Charlotte, North Carolina, where Keith Scott was fatally shot by a police officer, leading to violent protests, had a population of more than 762,000, according to the last Census.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Obesity, Violence Helps Push US to No. 28 in Global Health Ratings
The United States does not do very well in a recent study measuring the health-related sustainable development goals in 188 countries, due to decades of growing obesity and ongoing violence.
500,000 Counterfeit Products Sold to eBay Consumers
The Counterfeit Report claims that counterfeit product listings on eBay reflect actual sales of over 500,000 counterfeit items. eBay disagrees.
OECD Warns of Global Slowdown
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) kept its less than mediocre forecast of global growth, and warned about the balance of this year. The global economy is projected to grow at a slower…
How Much a Fed Rate Hike Will Boost Credit Card Debt
The Federal Reserve this week could make it harder for more than 9 million Americans to pay their credit card bills next month.
iPhone 7 Sales Rate Matches iPhone 6
According to one report, iPhone 7 sales have matched those of iPhone 6 over the first week each was on sale.
Drivers Waste $2.1 Billion a Year on Premium Gas
Premium gasoline is supposed to be for high-performance cars. According to AAA, Americans waste more than $2 billion a year buying premium they don't need.
What Private Company Employment Can Say About Swing State Voting
ThinkstockSpecial to 24/7 Wall St. From PrivCo The three famous words from the 1992 Clinton campaign were in fact, “The economy, stupid” without the “It’s.” We simply added this over time. It was easier. What we…
35% of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Owners Want Refund, 26% Want iPhone 7: Survey Monkey
Survey Monkey recently reported than only 5% of consumers are extremely likely to buy and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 7. All of them must be disgruntled Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners based on…
Only 5% of Consumers Extremely Likely to Buy iPhone 7: Survey Monkey
So much for the 70 million iPhones analysts think Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will buy between now and year end. At least that is the conclusion which can be drawn from a recent tweet…
Bernie Sanders Asks If Wells Fargo Incident Has Triggered Criminal Referrals to Justice Department
Perhaps another nail in the coffin of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) CEO John Stumpf. Bernie Sanders, former presidential candidate and United States Senator from Vermont wants to know if the federal agencies…
IBM Watch: Day 4
Press releases from IBM in the past few days include news from Singapore and Tokyo.
What You Get From the 3 Costco Memberships
Unlike some big-box retailers and other retail giants, Costco charges an annual membership fee to be able to get into its stores. The memberships fall into three categories, each with appeal to a different…
Twitter Gets Hammered as It Opens Up to Longer Tweets
According to several media reports, Twitter finally will allow users to tweet messages longer than the current 140 character limit. The market does not seem to care, as the stock was off more than…
3% of Gun Owners Own Almost Half of US Guns — Harvard
According to a study from Harvard and Northwestern, just 3% of Americans own almost half of the guns in the United States.
The 10 Stocks Dragging Down the Dow in 2016
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 4% this year and hovering near record territory. Yet some of its components are down in 2016, which means they have kept the Dow from breaking much…
Lyft Says Global Car Industry Will Be Destroyed in 10 Years
Ride sharing is in its infancy, and autonomous cars still need to show they are more than toys, and dangerous ones at that.
Boeing, Down 12.4%, Is Worst Performing Dow Stock of 2016
Boeing, facing many headwinds, has had a share price of more than 12% this year, the largest drop of any Dow Jones Industrial Average component.
Marijuana News Round Up: Pain Patients Pick Marijuana Instead Of Opioids
The Thinkstock New Round Up for September 18, 2016 According to The Boston Globe, Rejecting opioids, pain patients find relief with marijuana George Beilin, a psychologist who runs a chronic pain support group in…
Could Driverless Cars Kill 4 Million Jobs?
Driverless cars, sometimes referred to as autonomous cars or self-driving cars, will cost Americans over 4 millions jobs, according to one estimate. The question is whether the forecast foundation is believable. A case can…