Best-Selling Cars Have Big Discounts as August Starts
Car and light truck sales should reach 1.5 million in July, about the same as in July a year ago. The momentum should continue in August, particularly due to large discounts on the best-selling…
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Buying a House With 3% Down Payment
Very low down payments are back, as little as 3%, a sign, along with high home prices, of a new housing bubble.
Detroit Sells Homes for $1,000
Detroit has maintained a small, and largely unsuccessful program called Building Detroit that allows people to buy homes for as little as $1,000 at auction.
Top-Rated Porsche Sells Only 50,000 Cars a Year
Porsche scores at or near the top of most well-known research on car dependability and quality. It also sells fewer units than almost any of the other brands considered in these surveys.
Fiat Gets Destroyed by More Research
The Fiat brand continues to be decimated by research that shows a deeply negative perspective on quality, layout and performance.
5,000 Square Foot Ohio Mansion for $885,000
The most visited listing at Reator.com is a huge home in Batavia Township, Ohio, just west of Cincinnati. At nearly 5,000 square feet, it comes with 5.5 acres and a price tag of $885,000.
Apple iPhone Falls to 5th Place in China
Apple desperately needs growth in what it calls Greater China to be the cornerstone of its revenue improvement worldwide. Management has made that clear.
Volkswagen US Sales Collapse Almost 11% in July
Volkswagen is taking the expected beating in the United States due to its emissions scandal. Its sales dropped sharply in July, according to Kelley Blue Book.
iPhone Fatigue Helps Undercut Smartphone Sales
One of the primary reasons smartphone sales only rose 1% in the second quarter is so-called iPhone fatigue, according to research firm Strategic Analytics.
Housing Prices Recover to 2005 Bubble Level
Housing prices have recovered all the way to 2005 bubble levels. But is the new level a bubble as it has been in the past?
Twitter Should Return Its $3 Billion to Shareholders
Despite its failure as a company and its disastrous business model, one positive thing Twitter could do is return its $3 billion in cash and short-term investments to shareholders.
Chairman Omid Kordestani and Twitter Board to Blame
Twitter's executive chairman and the board picked CEO Jack Dorsey and have continued to support him as disaster after disaster have ruined the company.
World Bank Raises Oil Price Forecast to $43
The price of oil is about $43, and the World Bank expects it to stay there for the rest of the year. The decision is based on both supply and concern about production interruption.…
Gas Prices Near $3 in Some California Cities
As the price of oil lurches between $40 and $45, depending on rumors from the Middle East, Nigeria and the United States, the price of a regular gallon of gas has neared $3 in…
Did Apple Sell 50 Million iPhones? No
There was a time when Apple could sell 50 million iPhones in a quarter effortlessly. Analysts believe that it was lucky to sell 45 million in the quarter about to be announced.
Chipotle CEOs Got $13 Million Each While Screwing Up the Company
Chief executive officers often get awarded large sums when their companies are troubled. The Chipotle CEOs should have been candidates to be replaced last year, and still ought to be.
The Chance for a 10% Apple Rally
Apple shares have fallen 11% since April. Good earnings could get that figure back to zero, or even better. But only one thing can drive a rally of 10% or better.
An Airbnb for Overweight People
A new service based on the AirBnB model has started. Overweight people can rent normal-weight or thin people to eat for them.
Apple Picked as World’s Favorite Company
In a study that ranks “perceived strength” of companies rather than their financial performance, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) took the top spot. Research firm Future Brand described it selection methodology this way: We measured global…
A $1.2 Million Mansion for Sale in Indiana
Ft. Wayne, Indiana, sits in the northern part of the state, about midway between Detroit and Chicago. It has a population of about 260,000 residents. It is a relatively poor city. Median household income…