Ford F-Series Pickup to Be 2013’s Top-Selling Vehicle
As has been the case for years, the Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) F-Series pickup will be the best-selling vehicle in America in 2013. That show how much Ford relies on the workhorse.
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Apple and China Mobile Sign Deal — Apple’s Official Announcement
Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) press release on the deal: Apple and China Mobile today announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement to bring iPhone® to the world’s largest mobile network. As part of…
Optimism About Apple as Year Ends
courtesy of Apple Inc.A share price that is up less than 10% is hardly a cause for celebration. However, after a very bad year, that is where Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock will end…
Does BlackBerry Make a Single Product Anyone Wants?
Does struggling smartphone company BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) make a single product consumers or business people want? Because that, more than financial losses and restructuring, is what ultimately matters if the company is to…
Many Would Keep Jobs After Winning Lottery
Mega MillionsNot everyone would quit a job, leave on extended vacation, and never come back. According to a new poll from Gallup, people who like their jobs would keep working–perhaps after a brief break.…
Gas Prices Flat Ahead of Holiday Travel Season
As a record number of Americans hit the road during the year-end holiday season, gas prices have been flat for a month and at the same relatively low level they were a year ago.
The 10 Stocks With the Biggest Gains This Year
Finviz.comWith the end of the year two weeks away, 10 stocks have already had gains of more than 400%. Investors in these stocks have been, if they held them for the year, wildly successful. 1.…
Order a Tesla Now and Get It in March
Most luxury vehicles can still be given as Christmas gifts. But the wait time for the once-popular Model S from Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) now is four months.
Big Retail Pushes “Free Shipping” as Holiday Shopping Ends
As retailers face having only days to improve their sales results, they have turned to a part of their playbook that did not even exist a few years ago -- free shipping.
Record Numbers Say Big Government Greatest Threat
ThinkstockPerhaps roadblocks set in front of key legislation, growing budget deficits, anxiety about the national debt, spying on citizens and an overall lack of direction have turned Americans against Congress in record numbers, as…
Is The Best Buy Stock Run Over?
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.The shares of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) are up almost 250% this year. The company’s management has staged a turnaround, at least partially. But the progress is not great…
Why Detroit Cannot Be Fixed
ThinkstockThe idea behind saving Detroit is that, if most of its debt and pension obligations are wiped out in bankruptcy court, the city can operate mostly unencumbered with what have been huge, obligatory outflows…
Can One Man Fix Healthcare.gov?
ThinkstockThe Obama administration appointed former Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) executive Kurt DelBene as senior advisor to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services. She is the person most blamed for the broken Healthcare.gov website. Whatever…
Toys”R”Us to Open for 87 Hours, But Amazon Holds The Lead
ThinkstockUpdate: 10:13 12/17/2013. Apparently, Amazon holds a large lead in the race to sell toys to Christmas shoppers. According to Bloomberg: Gift givers searching online for a kid’s must-have toy this holiday season are…
Facebook to Launch Video Ads, Company Announces Details
ThinkstockUpdate: 10.25 AM 12/17/2013. The reports about a new Facebook ad product have turned out to true. They will run automatically in user news feeds, but the sound in the ads will be turned…
U.S. Energy Production Set to Reach All-Time High
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LPThe effects of shale and more efficient production will soon push annual energy production to the highest level in U.S. history. The previous record was set in 1970. Since then,…
The Highest Paid College President Made $3.3 Million
ThinkstockEvery year, the Chronicle of Higher Education puts out its list of the compensation of 550 presidents at America’s private colleges. Forty-two of them made more than $1 million in 2011, the latest year…
Worldwide Median Household Income at $10,000
ThinkstockMuch of the conversation about wealth centers on the top 1% or 5% in America who have extraordinarily high income and net worth. The divide between “haves” and “have nots” becomes much greater when…
Will Apple Keep Nasdaq from a Record High?
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsA year ago, the idea that the Nasdaq Composite could reach its record high, set on March 10, 2000, seemed preposterous. That high was 5,132.52, and it had been driven up by…
Is It Fair to Compare Amazon in Germany to Walmart? Probably Not
ThinkstockUpdated 10:46 a.m. 12/16/2013. The strike by Amazon workers from Germany due to what they believe is low pay has not caused any concern, or excitement, among investors — although it was reported everywhere…