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By Gavin Magor On October 12, 201707:00 AM Eastern
September was a rock-solid month for the U.S. auto industry, with major manufacturers like Toyota (TM, Rated “C+”), General Motors (GM, Rated “B”), and Ford (F, Rated “C”) recording year-over-year...
By Jon D. Markman On October 11, 201702:00 PM Eastern
A necessary evil. That’s how many Americans view air travel.
Very often, flying is the only way to cover long distances fast enough to do what you want to do. Like bask on a Yucatan beach for...
By Remi Lukosiunas On October 10, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The banking sector is in great shape overall, both here and abroad, according to our Weiss Ratings data. There are always exceptions, and that’s why you should always check your bank’s safety...
By Mike Larson On October 6, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Our founder Martin D. Weiss and Sean Brodrick of the Edelson Institute just held an urgent call over Skype, one I had the privilege to listen in on. I don’t want to spoil everything. But they had...
By Jon D. Markman On October 2, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Consolidation works great for corporate America. For consumers, maybe not so much.
That was the premise of a recent John Oliver segment on HBO. “The Daily Show” alum pushes populist themes hard...
By Mandeep Rai On September 27, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Hurricane Maria has been churning offshore, threatening a combination of wind, rain, storm surge, and coastal flooding for North Carolina and much of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States....
By Jon D. Markman On September 25, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Big, iconic brands are dying. It’s the strangest thing.
Decades of advertising, with billions spent, are having no impact.
Brands used to be everything. Now consumers don’t care.
It...
By Jon D. Markman On September 22, 201702:00 PM Eastern
City dwellers are ditching four wheels for two. Bicycle lanes and sharing depots are popping up in cities and metro areas all across the world. Many more are coming.
The bike-share business...
By Mike Larson On September 15, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Wait a minute. Is ENERGY really leading the latest ETF charge? It can’t be, can it?
That was my reaction when I created and analyzed this S&P Sector Short-Term Performance Screener. But it’s...
By Gavin Magor On September 7, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Devastating, and expensive, the damage in Texas from Hurricane Harvey will fall mainly on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as I said last week. Catastrophe funding will also kick in for...