The US trade deficit rose in March, and the price of oil was a significant contributor. Since oil is up substantially since then, figures for April and May should be affected even more profoundly.The...
Consult a chart of any of the major indices and it’s not difficult to identify the primary trend. Currently, every US market is above the 200-day moving average, is up double-digits year-to-date,...
This summer has seen an epidemic of Ford-150s being stolen off dealership lots. The culprit or reason hasn’t been determined, although investigators suspect an inside job. Whatever the reason,...
As the boomer generation gets older, the time is now to deal with new kinds of housing demands from older Americans who are on track to account for nearly a quarter of the U.S. population in the next...
Its latest delivery performance numbers were not impressive, given the size and scope of the U.S. Postal Service.
Macy's has announced preliminary revenue and operating loss estimates for the first quarter. Things could get a lot worse faster now.
What does it mean to own or to buy the best-selling vehicle in America since 1981?
Results from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve show business activity in the region is slowing, a sign the economic recovery has already begun to burn out.The June “Business Outlook” data...
The Russian and German investigations of potential bribes made by Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE: HPQ) turned vicious today. German prosecutors are examining evidence that HP paid  “about €8 million...
According to Reuters "ratification of the tentative labor contract between the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC was thrown into jeopardy on Monday after workers at four of the eight...
By Douglas A. McIntyreBritish Airways lost $485 million for the six months that ended in September. The airline’s CEO Willie Walsh told the BBC that this has been the “most difficult year in the...
It’s been a while since I reported on my iPad–which, since those first few posts, has convinced about 2.7 million more people to give it a try. It’s now become my only travel device, whether...
Warner Brothers will begin national simultaneous release of its films on DVD and VOD. If the trial works, many of its films could show up on home televisions the same day they are available from...
The Labor Department has given us the last bit of data ahead of tomorrow’s unemployment data with the release of the Weekly Jobless Claims.  It is a disaster and this will change the “non-Farm...