Home Prices Rise 11% in Oregon, Drop in Connecticut
Over the 12 months that ended in May, home prices in Oregon rose 11%, and they fell 0.9% Connecticut, according to CoreLogic.
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Can Tesla Build 500,000 Cars a Year?
Tesla Motors produced less than 18,350 vehicles last quarter, another blow to its claim that it will build 500,000 cars a year by the end of the decade.
Eurozone PMI Weakest Since 2014
Brexit will make matters worse among the economies of the old European Union. In the meantime, they are bad enough.
10 Things Priced Below $10 at Best Buy
Best Buy, home of appliances, computers and home theaters that cost well into the multi-thousands of dollars, also sells items below $10.
Toyota Dumps Prius Inventory as Sales Collapse
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.Hybrid and electric cars were the rage when gas prices where high. The grandfather of the category has been the Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), which recently fell on very…
Buick Enclave Is Most American Of All Cars
24/7 Wall St. looked at the most American cars in the U.S. based on where their parts come from. The Buick Enclave was the winner What did we discover? Across the nation, some forms…
$14 Million Hawaiian Compound Is America’s Most Popular House
Sitting 2,500 miles from the U.S. mainland, the most searched house on realtor.com this week is a $13.9 million compound built across 7,200 square feet, with 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, and 3 half baths.…
Ford F-150 Top Selling Car In June, Followed By Silverado and Ram
The three full-sized American pick-ups continued to be the best selling cars in June, a sign of a drop in concern about gas costs, and the place that the pick-up plays in transportation. Sales…
How To Get An Exposure to Private Daily Fantasy Sports Leaders
New York lawmakers just voted to pass a bill that will see a young subsector of the fantasy sports space become regulated under state law. That is, daily fantasy sports, basically day trading combined…
Why Is The NRA Offering Discounts On Memberships?
Any business school professor would say that a cut in the price of membership by an organization is a sign of weakness, or an attempt to build a customer base by using discounts to…
$30 Billion Airbnb Valuation Challenges New Bear Market Thesis
The debate between bulls and bears over the general stock market continues on as the S&P 500, Dow Jones and the Nasdaq all have failed to make much headway since February 2015. Stalled bull…
China PMI Drops To Four Month Low
Brexit is sure to damage the economic growth of both the EU and U.K. America’s GDP growth has been lackluster. Japan’s decades long financial trouble has not ended, and will not soon. Add to…
Is John Wayne America’s Greatest Brand?
John Wayne is the top person listed on Brand Keys Most Patriotic Brands list. He may have a place well beyond that as the top “person” brand in recent American history. Brand Keys calls…
Why India Is Worst Country in the World for Business (Update)
which ran June 20. India’s Supreme Count said it would not review a petition which would drop statutes which make gay sex a crime. According to Reuters: The decision is the latest setback India’s…
Subaru Sales Expected To Surge In June
Subaru has bested its Japanese rivals in U.S. growth rate. In some cases, it has bested them in quality surveys. This continues to show up in unit sales. According to KBB, Subaru will sell…
S&P Downgrades United Kingdom To “AA”
It has been expected since Brexit that the credit rating agencies would chop the “AAA” rating of the United Kingdom. That happened today, and S&P cut its UK rating to “AA”. To make matters…
Why British Stocks Won’t Recover from Brexit Anytime Soon
London’s FTSE 100 opened down 9% at the open after the news of Brexit hit the wires. By the end of day, the UK market had bounced 6%, making day traders and volatility speculators…
3 Clean Energy Stocks To Consider While Markets Watch Musk
With Elon Musk and Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) attempted takeover of SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) dominating energy headlines, the renewable sector is drawing a considerable amount of speculative and long term market attention. Musk already…
Three Less Obvious Opportunities In Response To Brexit
43 years since joining the European Community in 1973, what would later become the European Union, the voters in the United Kingdom have finally voted to leave. Plenty has been written about where the…
Brexit To Hurt VW And Gap, But Not Walmart
24/7 Wall St. looked at major winners and loses at the effect of Brexit hits the U.K. and EU. VW and Gap (NYSE: GPS) have large sales and financial exposure. Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has…