Ifo Economic Forecast Shows Strengthening German Economy
The Ifo Economic Forecast for Germany showed an acceleration of the fourth largest economy measured by GDP for the second half of 2016 and all of 2017.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Twitter’s Chance to Steady Investors With Layoffs
One rule of thumb about slow-growing companies in a fast-growing sector is that it does not take a lot of employees to stop growing. At least job cuts improve margins, if only temporarily.
As LinkedIn Finds a Buyer, Twitter Goes Hopelessly Hungry
Big tech companies looked at their M&A strategies as the LinkedIn deal hit the news. Did any of them even seriously think about Twitter as a target? There only needs to be one.
Baidu’s Rapid Growth in China Falters Despite 721 Million People Online
Baidu's growth should be extraordinary. However, it is not. Its dominant position in China has become its enemy as the government alters how internet search may be used.
Charitable Donations Hit $383 Billion, With $265 Billion From Individuals
Annual charitable giving reached another annual record last year, and the bulk of the donations continued to be from individual donors.
Small Cities Dominate Stanley Cup, World Series, Super Bowl and NBA Championship
Presumably, the small town winners are bad for television and proof that large market teams cannot buy their way to championships the way that the New York Yankees did two generations ago.
India Becomes Second Largest Defense Importer
The largest defense importer this year was Saudi Arabia. The second was India, which raises the question of why it needs to so many weapons.
Walgreens Kills Relationship With Theranos
If the end of the line had not already come for Theranos, it got much closer as Walgreens ended what was once one of the blood test company's most important relationships.
The Fattest States In America
First Lady Michelle Obama launched her “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity in 2010. The campaign aimed to “solve the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation.” The first five years of that campaign…
Gas Tops $2 in All 50 States
The months when gasoline prices dropped close to $1 a gallon in some parts of the United States are long past.
Las Vegas Mansion Rented By Michael Jackson On Market For $9.5 Million
The Las Vegas real estate market suffered one of the worst results when the housing bubble burst. Casino unemployment and overbuilding made sure of that. But, the excess of the market has returned, marked…
Toyota, BMW Lead Most Valuable Car Brands
Most Valuable Brands 2016, tech holds almost all the top spots, with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the lead. There are several auto company brands on the list led by Toyota…
8 Reasons the Brazil Olympics Should Be Cancelled
The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games are just weeks away, and still there is a chance the games could be ruined or should be cancelled.
Tesla’s $135,000 Model
Tesla continues to quietly sell the most expensive electric car in the world, the P90D supercar, which has not gotten much attention since it was launched in December 2015.
A Toledo Castle on the Market for $99,995
People who live in the Toledo, Ohio, area or plan to move there can buy the six-bedroom castle there for $99,995.
A McDonald’s Menu Item With 1,880 Calories
Among the dozens of high-calorie items available on the McDonald's menu, at the top of the list is one with 1,880 calories: the 40-piece Chicken McNuggets.
Short Interest in Twitter Falls
Perhaps rumors of a sale drove some shorts out in May, given Twitter's management turmoil and battered share price.
Apple Short Interest Surges 79%
The deep concerns about Apple may have driven a huge surge in its short interest. It now ranks it third among all stocks traded on the Nasdaq.
Hamilton Tickets Hit $4,723 for Star’s Last Show
The star of mega-hit Broadway show Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, will leave the show on July 9. He will focus on other projects, including a starring role opposite Emily Blunt in Disney’s upcoming Mary Poppins…
Income of Top 1% Increases 188%: CBO
The rich did get richer, with the income of the top 1% of Americans rising 188% between 1979 and 2013, according to the Congressional Budget Office.