Companies and Brands

All Companies and Brands Articles

Newest first · Page 37

Some Ford Dealers Overcharge Customers

The demand for cars has surged in the U.S. over the last two years. Consumers locked out of dealers in the early spread of the COVID-19 virus are now actively in the markets. The…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

U.S. Postal Service To Lose 50,000 People

Management of the U.S. Postal Services, bloated with too many employees to make money, plans to cut or lose 50,000 workers in the next few years. It is about time. Unfortunately, USPS also plans…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

The State Where the Most People Don’t Have Internet

Americans have been online for decades. At first, they used “dial-up”, which has unusually slow upload and download speeds. In the early 2000s, this began to be replaced by broadband, which was ten times…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Why Does Walmart Sell Water for $1?

Tap water is close to free almost anywhere in the U.S. Bottled water can be an expensive alternative based on the price of well-known brands that include Aquafina and Dasani. These brands have to…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Ford’s Brass Indicates Layoffs Are in the Works

Ford management continues a media tour in which it slowly signals layoffs. The most recent example is a comment by its chief financial officer. CFO John Lawler told Yahoo! Finance that “We’re working on…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Discovery CEO Zaslav’s White Man Problem

Bloomberg News ran a damning article about the composition of the top management and the board of recently created Warner Bros. Discovery. CEO David Zaslav has been an American management superstar for years, and…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 4 years ago

Demand for Gold Cooling Despite Falling Price

Demand for gold dropped sharply in the second quarter and the outlook for the rest of the year calls for only a modest uptick in demand for the entire year.

Paul Ausick · 4 years ago

Mega-Thursday for Earnings Releases Off to a Bumpy Start 

After the Fed's interest rate announcement Wednesday, equities soared. Thursday will be the busiest day of the current earnings season with S&P 500 companies valued at nearly $7 trillion reporting results.

Paul Ausick · 4 years ago