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By Jon D. Markman On October 9, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Every year, some of the smartest people on Wall Street get together to hobnob, raise money for charity and talk about their very best ideas.
This year, Dallas hosted the Great Investors Best...
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 Jon D. Markman On September 27, 201702:45 PM Eastern
Volvo is simplifying its powertrains. Now it wants to simplify the way it sells vehicles.
The iconic Swedish carmaker with the Chinese parent has a new plan to get millennials into its cars:...
By Gavin Magor On September 21, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Harvey, Irma, and now Maria. Who would have thought that these three names would strike so much terror into the hearts of residents of Texas, Florida, and now Puerto Rico?
The potential damage...
By Jon D. Markman On August 21, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Most stocks suck. I have been saying it for a long time. It has nothing to do with markets, or even with the economy.
Last week, Foot Locker (FL) reported terrible results. Shares in the...
By Jon D. Markman On August 18, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Industrial designers dream about products free of buttons and wired connections. Sadly, function always gets in the way.
That is likely to change. Samsung, Foxconn and other firms are...
By Jon D. Markman On August 9, 201702:00 PM Eastern
A tiny Chicago startup is having a huge impact on insurance.
Lemonade Insurance Company wanted to disrupt the way insurance companies do business. So it replaced brokers and paperwork with...
By Jon D. Markman On August 4, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Water covers most of the planet. Yet, fresh drinking water remains a precious commodity in many places. It’s one of life’s rich riddles.
A Spanish company has a solution. Abengoa S.A. (MCE:...
By Mike Larson On July 7, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Americans marked the Fourth of July holiday by eating hot dogs and hamburgers, setting off fireworks and lighting sparklers, enjoying countless parades from coast to coast, and otherwise...
By Jon D. Markman On June 30, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Major automakers are discovering the benefits of electric cars. And it is a really big deal.
This week, Porsche announced that its “Mission E” electric concept led to a corporate epiphany....