The Threat to Alphabet’s Share Price
As the recent stock market correction showed, tech company share prices are fragile. Alphabet has one Achilles heel, and that is its original Google search business.
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Does New York City Have the Highest Quality Water in America?
Does America's largest city have the highest quality water among large metros in the United States? The city seems to think so.
$1 Gas Price Becomes Less Likely
Probably due to the surging price of oil, primarily, gas prices will not drop to $1 anytime soon.
The 5 Cities With Lowest Unemployment Are Below 2.5%
According to an analysis of unemployment rates by city, the lowest is Ames, Iowa, at 2.2%, as of December 2015. In the 24/7 Wall St. report on the Cities With the Highest (and Lowest)…
5 American Cities With the Highest Unemployment
The unemployment rate in the United States 4.8% in December. Five cities had unemployment rates much higher than, each well above 11%.
Wal-Mart Is the Largest Employer in 19 States
According to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis of the largest employer in each state, Wal-Mart is at the top of the list in 19 states.
$5 Gas in Florida and California
The price for a gallon of regular gasoline is above $5 in small pockets of California and Florida, and near $4 in other places.
Chipotle CEOs Take Massive Pay Cut
The CEOs of Chipotle Mexican Grill paid a terrible price financially for a year in which its shares were punished after tainted food was discovered at a number of its restaurants.
IBM Board Paid Itself $4.9 Million
IBM's board of directors not only paid its failing CEO Ginni Rometty almost $20 million in 2015. They paid themselves nearly $5 million for the same year.
1 in 3 American Families Struggle to Buy Diapers
The Obama administration plans to solve a little known problem, which is that almost one in three American families struggle to buy diapers.
Odds Trump Will Win Nomination Move to 71%
Will Donald Trump win the the Republican nomination at the convention in Cleveland, which runs from July 18 to 21?
New York City Has Dirtiest Subway System
As measured by presence of bacteria, the New York City subway system is the dirtiest in America by far.
Valeant CEO Michael Pearson Should Resign
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International CEO Michael Pearson needs to leave the company he leads, as its problems continue to grow rapidly.
Arizona Has 98 of 100 Stations With America’s Lowest Gas Price
The 100 gasoline stations in the United States with the lowest prices range from $1.11 to as high as $1.33 for a gallon of regular.
Chipotle Among Most Hated Companies in America
When 24/7 Wall St. ran its annual America's Most Hated Companies list, among the corporations on the list was Chipotle Mexican Grill.
A CEO Who Has to Go: IBM’s Rometty Makes $19.8 Million
IBM's board rewarded its CEO with $19.8 million in compensation for 2015, an extraordinary repudiation of shareholders who have been livid about IBM's performance.
Should Volkswagen Leave America? (Update: VW American CEO Leaves)
Volkswagen has less than 2% of the U.S. car market, and the emissions cheating could cost it billions of dollars in America alone.
Hedge Funds Attack Airline Run by CEO Who Had a Heart Transplant
There is a time when it is improper for hedge funds to attack companies to enrich themselves. Should compassion be part of the hedge fund play book?
Facebook May Stream NFL Games
The effort to bring football fans online is in its infancy, so none of the companies racing to secure rights to the games may be successful.
Apple Investors Shrug Off Samsung Galaxy S7 Launch
The release of the Galaxy S7 has not dented Apple's share price. As a matter of fact, it is up almost 10% over the past month.