Lastest Stories by Douglas A. McIntyre

According to several media reports, Walmart is laying off workers. Since the retailer plans to automate its stores, this may be a sign of things to come.
Amazon’s AI credentials may only be moderately strong, but the company still has two engines for extraordinary earnings.
The U.S. tariff rate on Chinese electric vehicles is expected to quadruple, which likely will benefit struggling Ford for now.
Several of America’s largest companies have faced the unionization of parts of their workforces. It has been a challenge for several years at Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Starbucks Corp....
Several media reports say robust AI features will be in the latest Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) operating system, which may be released as early as June. This could give Apple back its place as one of...
How much trouble is electric vehicle (EV) maker Fisker in? Its stock has dropped from $6 last October to $0.03. Yes, that’s three cents. It recently pulled its earnings guidance, said it is looking...
It’s been a tough year for car stocks. Even Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), often viewed as the best-run car company in the world, saw its shares dip recently. However, its stock is up 19% year to...
Few companies can raise the price of a service by 50% with confidence that it will not erode their customer base. Planet Fitness clearly believes it can.
With a decline of 40% so far this year, Intel is the worst performing stock in the Dow Jones industrial average.
Despite a brief sell-off recently, Nvidia stock is not on the ropes and the AI movement is still going strong. Investors need not worry.
The new iPad suffers from the same problem as the iPhone 15. It has better features that most people don’t use, and it is also expensive.
Disney CEO Bob Iger was left standing after the proxy war with Nelson Peltz, to the detriment of the entertainment giant.
Nio can count itself as one of the world’s most successful car companies. The electric vehicle maker is doing well in China and poised to do well elsewhere.
Sales of the F-150 full-sized pickup were a drag on Ford's numbers for April, but hybrid sales were a bright spot.
Will Apple’s move into AI chips be enough to calm investors who want to see more AI-based features in the new iPhone?