Zika Comes From Uganda
As the Zika virus disease threatens to spread north along the Florida Coast, stories in the news media often make it seem that the virus is new.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Does eBay Have Over 400,000 Counterfeit Items?
The counterfeiting problem involving goods and services sold or offered on eBay is well documented in the press and policed, to some extent, by the auction company itself.
Can Apple Sell 70 Million iPhones?
It appears that analysts expect Apple to hit 70 million unit sales over the holiday season. Would anything less mean the iPhone 7 launch was a terrible debacle?
Bottom 50% of Americans Have 1% of Wealth
Whether it is the top 1% or the top 0.1%, the rich hold a huge portion of all the wealth in America and around the world.
Sprint Destroys T-Mobile in Stock Market
T-Mobile's CEO, perhaps the most talkative chief executive in America, likes to remind the public over an over again that T-Mobile is supposed to be much better than Sprint. He neglects to mention their…
The 12 States That Now Have Gas Under $2
The EIA expects the price for a gallon of regular gasoline to average little more than $2 this year. In 12 states, the prices already have breached that level on the way down.
6 Retailers That Need to Merge to Survive
The trouble is relentless across the brick-and-mortar retail world. Malls are closing or downsizing. At least six large retailers will have to merge, almost certainly in some combination with one another.
Cleveland and Detroit Still Devastated by Real Estate Collapse
As measured by the negative equity report by Zillow for the second quarter, Detroit and Cleveland homeowners are still in deep trouble.
10 States With the Most People on Death Row
California leads the list of states with the largest populations of people sentenced to death, followed by Florida and Texas.
Latinos Age More Slowly Than White or Black Americans
As the U.S. population ages, and the burden on Social Security and medical facilities grows, one of the most important questions is where and when many older Americans will need care.
Top 10 States for Bankruptcy
The bankruptcy levels vary widely state to state, as research shows. The levels appear to be highest in states where people tend to have low median income.
Will Brazil Go Out of Business?
Brazil's problems spread beyond a terrible management of the Olympics. Brazil's economy is sliding toward disaster.
The Mystery Company Behind ‘World of Warships’
By now, a huge number of Americans must have seen the online banner ads for the "World of Warships" game, which is free.
Need a Tesla Service Center? Don’t Live in 19 States (and Parts of Others)
Tesla Motors offers several levels of service plans. However, it does not have a lot of places to have its cars serviced. In many states, it has no service centers at all.
Microsoft Market Value Reaches $450 Billion
After what seemed like an eternity, Microsoft's market cap has reached the all-time highs set just before the Nasdaq bubble burst in late 1999.
People Who Post Romance Status on Facebook Have Low Self-Esteem
Because social media businesses can have hundreds of millions of users, they are often used as a way to predict, understand or criticize the general population. The largest of these is Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Fiat Is America’s Slowest Selling Car
The troubled Fiat brand from Fiat Chrysler Automoblies Inc. (NYSE: FCAU), plagued by slow sales and poor quality reviews, is also America’s slowest selling car by one measure. Auto research firm Edmunds tracks days to turn, one…
10 Best Cities for Freelancers
Presumably most freelancers are low paid and do not get benefits from the companies they work for. The use of freelancers is an ideal way for employers to save money. That drives many freelancers…
Volkswagen Gets Approval to Repair Another 460,000
Still suffering from a diesel engine scandal that cost the CEO of Volkswagen his job, and may cost the German company $20 billion, Germany has given Volkswagen permission to repair 460,000 cars with the defect.…
BMW’s Tesla Killers: i3 and i8
As Tesla struggles with production and with concerns about how quickly it can fulfill orders for its Model 3, BMW has become among the leaders to press Tesla's market share down.