Tuesday Ticker: AkzoNobel shareholder calls for Chairman’s ouster over PPG deal
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — April 17, 2017 — Leading off this week’s Tuesday Ticker is an update on the continuing drama spinning out of PPG’s attempted acquisition of AkzoNobel. Plus we look into Axalta’s purchase of part of Valspar, BASF’s deal with a “nanopigment” company and much, much more! – The […]
Tuesday Ticker: Uni-Select hits a 52-week high and the PM drops by 3M
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — April 10, 2017 — This week’s edition of Tuesday Ticker looks at some of the political implications of a merger between AkzoNobel and PPG, the Prime Minister’s stop at 3M’s Canadian headquarters, Uni-Select’s stock hits a 52-week high and much, much more! – It looks like PPG “… still […]
The Autonomous Report: Court battle between Google and Uber heats up
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — April 9, 2017 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, we look at how advanced technology may lead to driver complacency and more crashes, the latest update on the court battle between Google and Uber over allegedly stolen tech, how a race between nine autonomous vehicles (AVs) only saw four […]
The Autonomous Report: Canada attracts AV investment from Ford
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — April 2, 2017 — The Autonomous Report keeps you updated on all of the vital news on developments in autonomous vehicles (AVs). In this week’s edition, we look at two major announcements to come out of Canada in the last week, a timeline of AV development according to industry […]
The Autonomous Report: Roborace pits AVs against each other and the ‘gold rush’ of self-driving data
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 19, 2017 — This week’s Autonomous Report looks at results from the first self-driving auto race, a future where the data a car generates is worth more than the car, Ford’s self-driving test program runs afoul of human boredom and much, much more! – An electric driverless car […]
The Autonomous Report: Canada lags, Israel jumps ahead and we may see a flying car by 2020
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 12, 2017 — Making news in the autonomous vehicle (AV) space this week is a report that Canada is “dead last” in the race towards driverless cars, a new algorithm that may allow AVs to merge seamless with human-controlled traffic, a discussion on how Israel is becoming a […]
Tuesday Ticker: Stock markets at near record highs and Boyd’s expected earnings in 2017
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 6, 2017 — Tuesday Ticker keeps you updated on all the news from players large and small in the collision repair industry and the larger auto claims economy. Make sure to check back every Tuesday for the latest news. This week we look into near-record highs on the […]
Tuesday Ticker: Sherwin-Williams reports results, Carl Icahn takes control of Federal Mogul and PPG appoints a new CFO
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 30, 2017 — Check in each Tuesday for updates from companies operating in the auto claims economy as well as market and economic trend reports. This week we look into a record breaking week for the Dow Jones, potential bumps in the road for Sherwin-Williams’ acquisition of Valspar […]
Tuesday Ticker: Axalta and PPG make acquisitions and why you shouldn’t trust hedge fund managers with flashy cars
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 9, 2017 — In this week’s Tuesday Ticker, we take a look at recent acquisitions by Axalta and PPG, FinishMaster’s opening in Oregon, forecasts in advance of the release of financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016 and much, much more! Make sure to check back every […]
Tuesday Ticker: Sherwin-Williams is ‘an unsung growth hero,’ Bitcoin comes of age and the price of oil may be heading up
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 27, 2016 — The holiday season usually sees the flow of market-related news slowed to a trickle. Nevertheless, there are a few bits of news from the companies in the automotive claims economy, as well as year-end chat about the best performing stocks and asset classes from the […]
