Lastest Stories by Douglas A. McIntyre

Naples, Florida, is the American city where home buyers are most likely to pay cash, and it also ranks high on many lists of best places to live.
After months of the company's poor U.S. performance, the CEO of Stellantis has been fired. Weak U.S. sales and a failure in the electric vehicle sector cost him his job.
A Wall Street Journal analysis of America’s EV makers such as Lucid and Rivian concluded that their situation is deteriorating.
The S&P 500 is up 26% this year. Social media giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has posted 62% growth on a remarkable surge in users and revenue. Neither is close to Nvidia’s (NASDAQ: NVDA)...
Elon Musk is not only the richest man on the Bloomberg Billionaire list, but his net worth has risen the most. At $334 billion, it is up $105 billion since January 1. Larry Ellison is next in line....
Anyone worried about the American consumer should be less anxious. Online buying for Black Friday set a new record. According to Adobe Analytics, which tracks over one trillion visits to retail...
After the Trump Administration announced its decision to impose massive tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China, auto stocks took a beating. Mexico and Canada build cars and car parts for...
Target (NASDAQ: TGT) has enough sales problems. Its stock was battered when it recently announced earnings and a poor forecast. This Black Friday, it faces the steepest competition in its history. In...
Ford’s (NYSE: F) stock has been down since its last earnings announcement, part of a long-term trend. Shares are down 20% in two years, while the S&P is up 50% in that period. Shares in...
Among the mega tech stocks, Microsoft  (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been unable to get on track this year. After a promising start, fueled by what was considered a top position in the AI industry, it has sold...
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Vehicle Technology Manufacturing plans to loan small EV company Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) $6.6 billion. As part of an analysis of Rivian’s finances, as...
China sales are critical for Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) global revenue growth. It is the largest smartphone market, with about 950 million smartphone users. The number is about tripe, what it is...
One of the best ways to determine how well Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones are selling is to look at iOS’s proprietary operating system’s market share. Its only major global rival is...
California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, says that the state will offer tax incentives for EV sales if the US government drops them. At this point, the industry believes President Trump will kill the...
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder and former CEO Bill Gates’s net worth has recently moved back above $162 billion. It was less than that for much of the year, probably because Microsoft’s...