by Tim Delaney | Dec 31, 2017
Modern history is littered with the corpses of collapsed banks. From the Great Depression in the 1930s to the financial crisis of 2008 banks have gone down, taking depositors’, lenders’, and shareholders’ funds with them as they fell. All too often they’ve taken the...
by Tim Delaney | Jun 7, 2015
Takata Corporation is a Japanese maker of airbags and other automotive safety devices that has had a bad accident. It is recalling 53 million cars to replace defective airbag inflators that have caused six deaths and over 100 injuries around the world. The cost will...
by Tim Delaney | Feb 2, 2015
On January 8 Tesco announced more details of its plan to improve its competitive position in the UK, revive its profitability, and bolster its finances. It’s going to cut prices on popular brands, trim £250 million in operating costs, limit capital spending, stop the...
by Tim Delaney | Nov 22, 2013
We blogged about Tesla just over a year ago, looking at what we called the company’s “liquidity burn.” We thought they only had about a year’s worth of liquidity left. Since then, burning through liquidity hasn’t been Tesla’s biggest problem. Instead, Tesla’s...
by Tim Delaney | Nov 9, 2012
Tesla Motors has drawn a lot of attention for its sleek, high-performing electric cars. Its Roadster has been an enviro-celebrity favorite for several years, and its new Model S sedan is getting great reviews. The company has been trying to scale up to large-scale...
