After my missive yesterday, why would I believe there is a chance for change?
Tag Archives: Apple
ROIC?
For those of you who have been invested in GE for years, mostly because of its generous dividend, the times have changed. No longer will GE be providing a 4 to 5% return on your stock holdings. No, it now will be closer to a 2% dividend rate. Which is among the several reasons the stock price has tanked recently.
I know everything about your kids
You know there’s a law the precludes companies (websites and apps) from tracking personal data and collecting personal data if the user is under the age of 13, right? (Now, you know why Facebook wants all users to be over the age of 13, too.)
An Apple a Day
Ever since I was a little tyke, I have been eating a whole apple, pretty much every day. Yes, WHOLE apple- from stem to stern, core (and pits included). Yes, my parents did not approve. (Oh, this was only one of many items that I provided them for their disapproval.)
Obsolete Business Models?
So, we talked yesterday about driverless trucks and planes. And, while I doubt we’ll be getting driverless cars soon, I am sure that we will benefit from a slew of driver assist components that are part and parcel of this new concept.
A Site for Sore Eyes?
When I was young, I provided myself with some severe traumas. At times, I might have even thought I had a private room at the Meadowbrook Hospital. (This facility is now called the Nassau County Medical Center.)
Innovation
I was going to write a completely different blog. No, it probably would have covered a lot of the same material- but the tone would have been different. Very different.
It kicked me off- again!
They knew this was coming! But, the first day it is available to the public, tons of problems present themselves to users. Now, it’s entirely possible that applications will NOT be processed in time. What is going on?
Tax Rate Fictions
I am so tired of hearing how corporations pay 35% of their income to the Internal Revenue Service. That fiction needs to stop- now. There are a slew of companies that paid nome o corporate inctaxes in 2012 (and years prior).
Whither Manufacturing? Wither?
We’ve already discussed why employment is in trouble in the US. But, there are other facts- forgetting the politics- that really tell the story. Many are angry that the US bailed out the banks. Given how the banks have acted since that effort, one would be hard pressed to not feel that same way. But, many are annoyed that the US bailed out the auto industry. Given how that effort has turned out, one is hard pressed to understand those thoughts.