Over the decades auto manufacturers have tried a number of times to form direct connections with customers. But auto dealers have blocked them. They are a powerful lobby in statehouses and have used their influence to strengthen their position. What happens, then, when an auto maker who never has had dealers comes to market? This […]
Posted on February 6th, 2019 by admin
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Senator Bernie Sanders is demanding to know why a drug that was once free is now costing patients $375,000 a year. He has put the pharmaceutical company, Catalyst, on the spot. The implication is that it is gouging patients for unmerited profit. There might be good reasons for the stunning increase in price, but Catalyst […]
Posted on February 5th, 2019 by admin
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What do you do when your founder considers a run for President over loud opposition? This is the position Starbucks finds itself in. Howard Schultz is publicly noodling whether to run as an independent for the White House, and Democrats are terrified he will split the ranks and give another four years to Trump. They […]
Posted on February 5th, 2019 by admin
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In the internet era, there is no burying of the past, even if an event occured long before the web. Witness the governor of Virginia who is battling to stay in office after racist photos showed up from a 1984 medical school year book. The media have now confirmed that other racist pictures are in […]
Posted on February 4th, 2019 by admin
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To foster competition among hospitals the Federal government mandated that they post their prices online where patients can compare procedures. Hospitals haven’t done that, however. They’ve put up interminable spreadsheets of individual charges that are so complex no one can understand them. Some put up their “chargemaster” files which give everything a hospital can possibly […]
Posted on February 4th, 2019 by admin
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Diesel sales nearly died after the Volkswagen emission-rigging scandal, but some technologies are hard to kill. The company says sales of diesel cars have nearly returned to normal. They still have a way to go but Volkswagen seemingly has overcome its blackened reputation. PR apparently had little to do with it. Diesel cars are less […]
Posted on February 3rd, 2019 by admin
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There is little more embarrassing than endorsing something you shouldn’t have because you didn’t read closely enough. This is the case of a Virginia lawmaker who has had to apologize to her constituents. She co-sponsored an abortion bill that she now says she shouldn’t have backed. Her claim is that she failed to examine it […]
Posted on February 3rd, 2019 by admin
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