This Is Why Analysts Are Insincere on Quarterly Earnings Calls
Anybody who has wasted an hour of his life listening to a quarterly earnings conference call will appreciate the piece below from Jason Zweig.
Quarterly...
No Good: Only 41% Try to Make a Retirement Plan
At Bloomberg, Suzanne Woolley writes that only 41% of workers have attempted to determine how much money they'll need to save to retire comfortably....
Can Wal-Mart Conquer the Amazon?
Despite recent headwinds in Brazil, Wal-Mart is fighting hard to win in the country of over 200 million as it looks for growth in...
This is How a Startup is Changing the Fashion World with Tech
Over coming decades, artificial intelligence is going to profoundly change the way business is done on a large and small scale. Here the WSJ...
Truck Orders Surging Since November
I wrote to you here that in October trucking companies were ordering trucks at record lows, with not much hope for the 2017 economy. But...
Sick and Tired of Bad Sound Quality, Americans are Coming Home to Vinyl
Becky and I love our vinyl record collection. And we’re not alone. 2015 sales of $416 million were the highest since 1988. Stay tuned...
Can Slow and Steady Win the New Space Race?
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, signed a deal for multiple launch contract in the private sector. I like their coat of...
A New Hope for Truck and SUV Enthusiasts
Here is some good news for truck and SUV enthusiasts. The Trump administration has reopened a review of vehicle emissions standards requiring auto makers to...
In a Few Years Your Car Might Look Like a Computer on Wheels
Intel recently announced the acquisition of Mobileye NV, an Israeli car-camera company. The purchase is one of Intel's largest ever, and signals that the...
Is the Auto Industry at Risk of Another Meltdown?
One of my favorite columnists, Dan Neil on the automobile bubble:
But there’s a lot of paper out—over $1 trillion in outstanding automotive loans in...