Year: 2018

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The newest trend in iPhone rumors is 3D-printed models made out of plastic — and we just got our first look at 'dummy' models of the next iPhone (AAPL)

July 7, 2018 admin Comments Off on The newest trend in iPhone rumors is 3D-printed models made out of plastic — and we just got our first look at 'dummy' models of the next iPhone (AAPL)

Apple is expected to launch new iPhones in September. Over the weekend, 9to5Mac, an Apple blog, posted a video of what looks to be physical representations of this year’s upcoming iPhone models. What they depict lines up pretty closely with what analysts and journalists expect from the 2018 iPhone lineup, which will probably be launched in September. …read more […]

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A PR firestorm around Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert's $5.5 billion Detroit project shows that money isn't the biggest challenge he faces in revitalizing the city

July 7, 2018 admin Comments Off on A PR firestorm around Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert's $5.5 billion Detroit project shows that money isn't the biggest challenge he faces in revitalizing the city

Since moving his company, Quicken Loans, to downtown Detroit in 2010, Dan Gilbert has been investing billions of dollars into the city to revive it after decades of decline. Last year, a marketing mistake confirmed many Detroiters’ fears that Gilbert’s project was looking to eliminate the city’s overwhelming black majority, fears built on a history of racial strife in Detroit. Gilbert told us that he thought the “See Detroit As We Do” campaign was terrible and was against his goal of trying to transform the city for not only new business, but lifelong Detroiters. …read more […]

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The billionaire owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers runs more than 100 companies according to 19 rules

July 7, 2018 admin Comments Off on The billionaire owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers runs more than 100 companies according to 19 rules

Dan Gilbert is the billionaire owner of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and the founder of Quicken Loans, the largest mortgage lender in the United States. It is now given to every employee in his Rock Ventures family of more than 100 companies. Dan Gilbert runs an empire. …read more […]

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This Market Is Dead Money

July 7, 2018 admin Comments Off on This Market Is Dead Money

Macau – an autonomous region on the south coast of China – is nicknamed the “Las Vegas of Asia.”

Its giant casinos and malls on the Cotai Strip make it a huge tourist attraction for Asian gambling.

And for investors, Macau’s gambling revenue is one to watch. It can signal emerging market moves.

Emerging markets have struggled this year due to global macro forces like trade wars and a stronger dollar, as well as local issues.

And today’s chart signals the pain could continue.

What’s great about the Macau indicator – the year-over-year growth of gambling revenue – is that it’s a consumer sentiment barometer.

Forget …read more […]