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It’s a lesson many large companies, most notably BP, have learned the very hard way. You might do everything right during a crisis, but a badly chosen sentence can make all your efforts worthless, at least as far as public perceptions go. The federal government learned that tough lesson again as it sought to help […]

Where do you think the price of crude oil will be in the coming quarters – up, down, or sideways? The US Energy Information Administration (the EIA) sees oil prices continuing to stay at better levels in 2017 and 2018: (Source: EIA.gov) The futures market seems to agree with this assessment, and shows prices which […]

Business development is crucial for any new start-up, without it, your business will struggle to survive let alone thrive. When it comes to developing your business, and let’s be clear about what we mean by this, we mean increasing your revenue. And simplistically speaking there are only three ways that you can do that, and […]

Amazon is looking at the science fiction genre for its next big hit in video streaming. The retail giant is developing three new shows that will be adaptations of popular works of science-fiction including Ringworld, Snow Crash, and Lazarus, according to a report Thursday evening by Variety. It’s part of Amazon’s quest to become a […]

The Power Factors System is the backbone of my research service, The Data Driven Investor. It’s essentially a quantitative ranking system that selects stocks based on three powerful and time-proven return drivers: financial quality, valuation, and momentum. Multiple academic studies have proven that companies exhibiting strong numbers in these three areas tend to beat the […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants Apple’s help with hurricane relief efforts in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The tech giant should remotely activate the FM radio frequency chips in its customers’ iPhones so that they can get access to news through FM radio while damaged cellular towers are being repaired, FCC […]

One of the most popular jobs on TaskRabbit, a service that lets you hire workers for quick gigs, is assembling Ikea furniture. So perhaps it’s no surprise that the Swedish retail giant has reportedly acquired the startup for an undisclosed price. TaskRabbit has only a few dozen full-time employees, but it is a platform for […]

(Reuters) – Snap Inc, searching for ways to reinvigorate a slowing growth rate and increase advertising revenue for its Snapchat messaging app, said this week it has racked up 10 million users for its Discover news and video feature in France a year after launching there. The figure, which has not previously been reported, is […]

Well, I have to admit one thing today: I underestimated what Satya Nadella could do for Microsoft. When he first became Microsoft’s CEO, the tech giant was in a mess. Not only was it losing to its biggest competitors, there was a lot of infighting. But Nadella turned things around. Under his leadership, Microsoft did […]

Ford Motor (f) has struck a partnership with Lyft to develop and test self-driving vehicles on the ride-hailing company’s growing network of passengers. Ford, which announced the partnership in a blog post early Wednesday, said that the goal is to put self-driving vehicles onto Lyft’s ride-hailing network. Just don’t expect to see self-driving Ford vehicles […]

Micron Technology reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit and forecast current-quarter results above analysts’ estimates, as the chipmaker continues to benefit from higher prices for its memory chips amid tight supply. The company’s shares (mu) were up about 4% in extended trading. Micron was the most actively traded among Nasdaq-listed stocks. Micron said on Tuesday that […]