Lou Gutheil

Make no mistake about it, I am a fan of Fastjet (LSE:FJET).  I have been watching Fastjet work through its growing pains (See “Fastjet on Fast Track,” “Fastjet Cleared for Takeoff,” and “Fastjet Story Still Fascinating“).  After months of preparation, a myriad of red tape, and scores of setbacks, Fastjet flew its first international flight […]

I was browsing through the financial headlines this morning, when two in particular caught my eye, reminding me of the lengths to which are all inclined to go to find a reasonable explanation for things that have happened although we rarely understand the cause of the effect.  This happens because we tend to believe that […]

When I settle in to my office on a typical morning, Londoners have already had lunch and are ready for afternoon tea.  This sometimes works to my advantage, when I manage to catch the late-breaking stories.  At other times, I feel like I have been left with the scraps left over from my prolific colleagues, […]

Remarkable things are happening at Hargreaves Lansdown (LSE:HL.).  By his own admission, CEO Ian Gorham agrees that “The first quarter of the financial year is traditionally the quietest.”  “However,” he went on to say this morning that, “We are pleased to report exceptional activity in the first quarter of the 2014 financial year.”   HL’s […]

The share price of Balfour Beatty (LSE:BBY) continued on the upswing today following the announcement of its being awarded a $124 million contract in the US state of North Carolina.  The BBY share price opened at 268.7 and rose to 276.50 by 2:00 this afternoon. The contract was awarded on behalf of the North Carolina […]

Postman Pat rose to stardom, much like Clark Kent, as an ordinary, mild-mannered guy just trying to do his job.  For Postman Pat, his job was delivering the mail.  That is, until the year 2000, when the Royal Mail terminated Pat because he “no longer fit the corporate image.”  At the time the postal workers’ […]

I became interested in 3D printing technology almost ten years ago when I visited the Mid-America Technology Center at Pittsburg State University in Kansas to learn about what was then called “rapid prototyping” and its potential uses in the automotive industry.  A few days ago I was doing some research and I discovered that the […]

The share price of aerospace giant Boeing (NYSE:BA) had been steadily climbing to record altitudes when, almost without warning, yesterday the airline manufacturer hit turbulence over Japan, losing a contract with Japan Airlines for 31 of its 777 aircraft to Airbus (EU:EAD). With its first ever order from Japan Airlines, Airbus has landed a deal […]

I must confess that I have never tweeted (in any way, shape or form), nor have I ever used Twitter.  I’m not apologizing.  I’m just saying that I don’t see the necessity of having a Twitter account, although some of my clients are suggesting that I should open one.  Now I see that Twitter has […]

It started out innocently enough as an entertaining way to post videos from posting popular music, snippets from TV shows, how-to demos, personal tirades, stupid human tricks, and a plethora of other item, both socially redeeming and some that indicate the need for social redemption.  Yesterday we saw an example of how powerful this social […]