Cadillac’s Problem of the Cars It Can’t Sell
Cadillac dealers have a problem. The cars they take from the manufacturer sit on their lots for a longer time than almost any other car company's models.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Amazon’s Chance to Buy Netflix?
Amazon Prime continues to have competition that may cap its growth rate. First on that list is Netflix, which dominates the streaming video business.
Why It May Be Good for You to Go to Your School Reunion
If it’s spring, it must be reunion season once again at schools and colleges. Reunions make good business sense for private schools and colleges that want to keep alums loyal and generous, and are…
Facebook and Apple Results Show How Much Tech Changes
The changing of the guard at the top of the tech world is not in its middle stages. It already has happened.
Apple Might Buy GoPro, Fitbit or Netflix, or Something Else
CEO Tim Cook said Apple will become more aggressive in its acquisitions efforts. It could buy GoPro, Fitbit or Netflix — or all three,
Galaxy S7 Surges as Apple iPhone 6 Falters
Samsung announced its most recently quarterly results, and with them news that sales of its new Galaxy S7 have gotten off to a strong start.
US Car Sales Expected to Rise 4%, Led by an 11% Surge by Nissan
Anxiety that car sales in the United States may slow should be offset by expected sales of 1.5 million vehicles in May.
Google May Pass Apple in Market Cap to Become Most Valuable Company
Alphabet, Google's parent, has a better than even chance of passing Apple in market value in the next several months.
Should Twitter Give Its Cash Back to Investors?
Twitter has a chance to salvage investor value by returning the $3.5 billion on its balance sheet and auctioning off the company.
Mitsubishi May Have to Leave US
Mitsubishi Motors has admitted it used tests that cheated Japanese emissions regulators as far back as 1991, a test that could cripple or even ruin the car company.
Gas Prices Move Toward $3 in San Franciso
It has been a long time since the price of an average gallon of regular gasoline topped $3 anywhere in the United States. The price is close to that in San Francisco.
JetBlue Named Best Airline, Spirit Worst
The new ACSI study of airline quality showed JetBlue Airways ranked highest while Spirit Airlines ranked last.
Gannett Tries to Seize Ownership of Tribune Publising
The country’s largest newspaper company, Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI), has made an unsolicited offer for Tribune Publishing Co. (NYSE: TPUB), which recently had a major management change and lost a bid for the…
Halliburton Fires 6,000 People
Just how badly is the oil industry suffering? Halliburton's discussion of the past quarter makes that plain.
Did Apple Sell 50 Million iPhones?
Unit sales of the Apple iPhone for the quarter about to be announced range between 44 million and 53 million. Anything short of 50 million may be an extreme disappointment.
Sears and JC Penney Need to Close Over 300 Stores
According to analysis from Green Street Advisors, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, several large retailers need to close hundreds of stores to reach the sales per square foot number from 2006.
Miami Beach May Be Completely Flooded
As the global temperature a hit record for the 11th month in a row, far faster than many experts had worried, the odds that coastal flooding in cities around the world has almost certainly…
Castle in Connecticut Offered at $32 Million
An extremely odd home in Connecticut is on the market for $32 million. Located in Woodstock, it is a massive 18,000 square foot castle that sits on 18 acres. The home is so strange, its…
10 Items on Amazon That Cost More Than $10,000
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is well known for items and services like Prime and the Kindle. These cost, for the most part, under $200. As a matter of fact, the price of Prime has…
Volkswagen Posts Huge Annual Loss on Small Increase in Revenue
The board of Volkswagen was able to say that revenue increased modestly while the company posted a huge loss due to the diesel emissions scandal.