Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) delivered strong results during the first quarter of 2019. As I expected, the company rocked the house during the first months of the year, with remarkable progress in its investment operations (taking advantage of the recent ma…
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Patents of the Dyson electric car have been revealed
Famous British engineer Sir James Dyson has called for Theresa May to fast-track the proposed 2040 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 10 years – just as he unveiled patents for his new range of electric vehicles that won’t be built in the UK. T…
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Uber Is Going Public: How Today’s Tech I.P.O.s Differ From the Dot-Com Boom – The New York Times
Technology I.P.O.s Since 1990 $30 bil. Alibaba Facebook $10 bil. Lyft Snap Twitter Google $1 bil. $100 mil. $10 mil. “Internet bubble” $1 mil. ’90 ’00 ’10 ’19 Amount raised Technology I.P.O.s Since 1990 $30,000,000,000 Alibaba Facebook …
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TripAdvisor Gets Thumbs Down From Stock Market After Earnings Report
The U.S.-China trade talks continue to dominate sentiment in the stock market. Investors are hoping that the arrival of Vice-Premier Liu He in Washington D.C. signals an imminent agreement between the two countries, despite China reportedly backing off many …
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Auto Stock Roundup: HMC Operating Profit Decline, TM Earnings Miss
Several companies from the Zacks Auto sector including Oshkosh Corporation OSK, Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. CPS, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. AXL, Adient PLC ADNT and CNH Industrial N.V. CNHI came out with financial results for the quart…
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