TOP 100 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SITES
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| Detroit's Face-Off with Bankers Felix Salmon submits: Bankers are never particularly popular at the best of times. Psychologically speaking, if I borrow $100 from the bank, that $100 is now mine. Yet if I lend $100 to the bank — if I put $100 on deposit at the bank — then psychologically that money is mine as well. Logically, the money can’t belong to both depositors and borrowers at once. And the result is that people hate banks for both charging them fees on their own deposits and also being unreasonable when it comes to loans.Banks are used to dealing with such emotions when it comes to their small clients. But now they’re facing a tougher issue — how to deal with the biggest client of all, the government. One way, it seems, is to go crying to the press:Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
The New Detroit Isn't in Detroit Jeff Jarvis submits: [[GM]] says it is reinventing itself. And what makes them or the government think they can do that on top of old infrastructure and old ways even with our billions? Good f*ing luck. Last week, I met the man who is really reinventing the car industry, Jay Rogers, founder of Local Motors. He is creating the platform and API for new cars that are designed collaboratively by communities and built in microfactories across the country by staffs of only 41 using almost entirely off-the-shelf parts. He says he will be profitable selling only 500 cars. He plans to build 3-5,000 of each model and he’s months away from delivering his first.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Southwest Airlines Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript Southwest Airlines (LUV)Q2 2009 Earnings CallJuly 21, 2009 11:30 am ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Transportation Policies Choosing between a bad driver and a drunken driver; keeping compensation from an airline; and questioning the safety of vigorous activity. nytimes.com |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. Q3 2009 (Qtr End 10/10/09) Earnings Call Transcript Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP)Q3 2009 Earnings Call November 12, 2009 10:00 am ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |