Day: February 8, 2021

William “Bill” Marvin Smith

By Betty C. Morrow 3 weeks ago
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William “Bill” Marvin Smith

GREENFIELD

William “Bill” Marvin Smith, 58, Greenfield, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 18, 2021. Bill was born on December 24, 1962 in Celina, TN, to Junior and Ruth (Scott) Smith. Bill is a 1981 graduate of Greenfield Central High School.

Although Bill kept to himself as a free spirit, he was always willing to lend a hand to assist others. He knew no stranger and was very social. He loved working on automobiles and models. He last worked as a delivery driver for Fields Auto Parts & Salvage in the Greenfield/Wilkinson area. Upon his deliveries, all stores and employees knew Bill by name. It was also not uncommon to see Bill without his coffee or cigarettes. He loved to travel to the South, especially to Tennessee. He also loved cats and often took care of the salvage yard’s cat.

Bill is survived by his loving

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Hyundai and Kia Are No Longer Building the Apple Car

By Betty C. Morrow 3 weeks ago

Welcome to The Grid, R&T’s quick roundup of the auto industry and motorsports news you should know this morning.

Hyundai and Kia Won’t Build the Apple Car

Last month, Hyundai confirmed it was in talks with Apple to build a car for the tech giant before quickly walking that confirmation back. Talks between the two companies continued, however, and it looked like Hyundai was set to build the Apple Car at a Kia factory in the U.S. But now, the deal is off. Reuters reports that following much debate within Hyundai, the company announced today that it’s “not having talks with Apple on developing autonomous vehicles.”

Hyundai is reluctant to work with outsiders, and some executives were worried about the negative effects of becoming simply a contract manufacturer for Apple. “We are not a company which manufactures cars for others,” an anonymous Hyundai executive told Reuters last month. Since making

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Read all of her Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columns

By Betty C. Morrow 3 weeks ago

Pulitizer Prize winner Kathleen Gallagher writes a column for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Business section. You can read all of her columns here:



a person posing for the camera: Kathleen Gallagher, executive director of 5 Lakes Institute, is a former reporter who was awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. She is writing a column for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Kathleen Gallagher, executive director of 5 Lakes Institute, is a former reporter who was awarded the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. She is writing a column for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel



Work continues on the High-Performance Computing Data Center (HPCDC) Globe Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Mount Pleasant. Coming in at 100 feet tall, the globe will house Foxconn's Network Operations Center.

© Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Work continues on the High-Performance Computing Data Center (HPCDC) Globe Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Mount Pleasant. Coming in at 100 feet tall, the globe will house Foxconn’s Network Operations Center.

‘Occupy Wall Street 2.0’ attacks feeding trough of the financial services industry

It’s Occupy Wall Street 2.0. A push that may not change the world immediately but will keep trying. Read more here.

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Midwest auto industry must respond to Tesla

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Apple Talks With Hyundai, Kia on Electric Car Paused Recently

By Betty C. Morrow 3 weeks ago

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Wells Fargo: These 2 Stocks Could Climb at Least 30%

After January’s sell-off, February’s first week of trading saw the stock market firmly back in bull mode. All 3 major indexes closed off the week at or at touching distance from all-time highs, as the market reacted favorably to the latest job data and the Democrats’ decision to move forward with a $1.9 trillion stimulus package. So, where is the market heading next? Investment firm Wells Fargo sees long-term appreciation ahead for the stock markets. Attempting to peer into the future, Wells Fargo’s senior global equity strategist Scott Wren says, “Playing into our expectation for a meaningful bounce back from the pandemic-induced contraction of last year are factors we have discussed in the past and we believe will continue to be the drivers this year. Positive vaccine news, easy money policies being pursued by the Federal Reserve, and additional

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