Paul Ausick
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Investors Not Sure Which Way to Go on AMD After Earnings
AMD met earnings estimates and just missed on revenues. The company fourth-quarter revenue estimate was also a bit short and investors can't tell whether it's time to get off the horse or not. → Read More
Americans Still Have 2 Very Big Concerns About Electric Vehicles
More U.S. consumers are considering an electric vehicle for their next new car purchase, but they remain concerned about price and range. → Read More
These 10 States Grow the Nation’s Organic Food
Source: Kosamtu / Getty Images The Lower 48 states cover about 1.9 billion acres of land in what can only be described as a patchwork of cities, farmland, rangeland and public lands. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data, cropland accounts for about 392 million acres, while pasture and rangeland account for 654 million […] → Read More
Is Tesla’s Model 3 the Safest Car Ever?
In recently completed tests by federal regulators, Tesla's Model 3 posted the lowest probability of injury of all cars the safety agency has ever tested. → Read More
Nevada Marijuana Tax Revenues Already Reach 110% of Projections
In the first 10 months of the 2018 fiscal year, the state of Nevada has collected 110% of its forecast tax receipts from sales of marijuana. → Read More
Tech Companies’ Move Into Streaming Live Sports
Some of the tech giants are pouring big money into original streaming content. One area of particular interest has been TV sports. Analyst Gene Munster of Loup Ventures unravels the details. → Read More
Mortgage Loan Rates Slide, New Mortgage Applications Continue to Fall
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday morning that applications for new mortgages dropped again last week. Mortgage loan rates eased last week and have continued to do so this week as well. → Read More
Women’s Rights Activist Target McDonald’s Shareholders
A coalition of women's activist groups is raising the pressure on McDonald's to do more to end sexual harassment at the company's restaurants. → Read More
If Sears Succeeds in Selling Its Kenmore Brand, What’s Left?
Sears is forming a committee of its board members to consider the sale of its Kenmore brand and related assets. One prospective buyer is Eddie Lampert, Sears CEO and two other companies with significant interest in what happens with Sears. → Read More
Mortgage Loan Rates Tick Up, Applications Remain Flat
Applications for new mortgages remained essentially flat last week and mortgage interest rates did the same. Rates remain right around year-to-date highs however. → Read More
Mortgage Loan Rates Increased Last Week, Applications Dipped
Mortgage loan rates continue to rise, anticipating an increase in the U.S. inflation rate and a boost in the Federal Reserve's policy rate. Applications for new mortgages fell last week. → Read More
Drugs, Alcohol, Suicide Causes of Low US Life Expectancy
White Americans are dying at higher rates from drug overdoses, alcohol, and suicide than citizens of other developed countries and than Americans of other racial/ethnic origins. → Read More
Telecom Industry Spent Big Lobbying Against Net Neutrality
Major telecom firms and industry associations spent nearly $20 million lobbying the federal government in the fourth quarter of 2017. At least some of those funds were successfully directed at overturning net neutrality rules. → Read More
Mortgage Loan Rates Continue Marching Higher
Mortgage loan rates reached multi-month highs on 30-year fixed-rate loans last week and multi-year highs on other types of mortgage loans. → Read More
Mortgage Loan Rates Rose Sharply Last Week
Applications for new mortgages rose last week, even though mortgage interest rates rose to multi-month highs in some instances and multi-year highs in others. → Read More
2017 Data Breaches Tops 1,200 Incidents
The Identity Theft Resource Center reported on Thursday that there have been over 1,200 U.S. data breaches so far in 2017 resulting in more than 170 million records being exposed. → Read More
Mortgage Loan Rate Movements Mixed, Applications Drop
New applications fell in the Thanksgiving holiday week while mortgage loan rates moved in all directions. → Read More
September Home Prices Continue Higher: Case-Shiller
U.S. home prices rose 6.2% on average in September according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index released Tuesday. Prices rose by an average of 0.4% month over month. → Read More
Toyota Warns US Workers: Build Camry for Less, or Else
Toyota has told workers at its Georgetown, Kentucky, plant that they need to reduce costs or face the possibility of having the work done elsewhere. → Read More
Online Low-Price Leader? Amazon
The primary reason U.S. consumers shop online at Amazon is to take advantage of low prices. A recent study confirms that Amazon's pricing is the lowest, but Walmart is not far behind. → Read More