Amazon is becoming one of the most important channels in beauty. In Beauty and Personal Care, each of the top 10 categories on Amazon’s US…
WAY TO GO WAYMO
If we end up sitting around in self-driving cars watching ads, Google is going to make billions
While producing cars and components is still expected to be a good business once cars are autonomous, providing the driving experience is seen to be…
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Google’s almost-human Duplex is designed to keep us in the virtual world
Last week, Google unveiled Google Duplex, a new technology for conducting natural conversations to carry out “real-world” tasks over the phone. For specific tasks, such…
GAS GUZZLERS
All the reasons crude oil might go back to $100 a barrel
There is a risk that oil prices could hit $100 per barrel next year for the first time since 2014, according to new research from…
NEED MORE MAIL
The US government demands that the post office lose a lot of money
For the first three months of 2018, the US Postal Service reported a $1.3 billion loss, up from $562 million a year ago. The basic…
HEDGE ME
After five years of failure, hedge funds are beating the stock market again
Over the past one, three, and five years, hedge funds have underperformed the overall stock market, providing 53-73% of the returns over those periods. Not…
"FOLKLORE AND MAGIC SPELLS”
Google’s engineers say that “magic spells” are ruining AI research
This week, at the Google I/O developers conference, there was a consistent message about Google’s AI from a cast of Google executives: Our AI will…
ALIEN MOVES
How Tesla “shot itself in the foot” by trying to hyper-automate its factory
Investors and fans of Tesla are anxious to hear what the company has to say about the production ramp of the Model 3, the main…
LAST CALL?
The stock market rally is winding down for these reasons
This year has been a rough ride for stock investors. After a nearly perfect 10-year bull market run, stocks are basically flat so far this…
DEBT DOUBT
Don’t panic about Treasury notes at 3%. They were 15% not so long ago.
When it comes to debt, the benchmark is the 10-year US Treasury government bond—and its yield sets the cost of borrowing for almost everything around…
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Americans—including the rich and famous—are losing out on billions of unclaimed money
When it comes to unclaimed property, such as unclaimed bank accounts, uncashed cashiers checks, unused gift cards, utility deposits or various overpayments, we are all…
HOW MUCH?
The actual costs of US college financial aid
It’s that time of year. Colleges have mailed acceptance letters and parents and students have until May 1 to make a decision. One of the…
