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By Gavin Magor On September 26, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Maria’s 155 mph, Category 4 winds have thankfully moved on from Puerto Rico. But the rebuilding process has only just begun — and it will take months, if not years, to complete.
The entire...
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 20, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Your parents probably told you to eat your vegetables so you could grow up strong and healthy.
Well, if you give the same advice to your children and grandchildren, you might be wasting your...
By Jon D. Markman On September 13, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Last week, Warren Buffett collected on a $1 million bet with Ted Seides, a hedge fund manager at Protégé Partners.
In 2007, the famed investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway wagered that an...
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...
By Gavin Magor On August 31, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The scenes in Texas are as shocking as they are heartbreaking. We’re seeing once again that flooding caused by storm surge and heavy rain can be much more devastating during hurricanes than the...
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 16, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Airlines have been the butt of customer service jokes for years. Deservedly so. Now they’re fighting back, with software.
This week, JetBlue announced a large investment in Gladly, a Silicon...
By Mandeep Rai On August 9, 201707:00 AM Eastern
This market has a lot going for it: Earnings growth so far has been strong, global growth is re-emerging, and fiscal policy could (eventually) help. Let’s also not forget, there aren’t many other...
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:...