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Lutz: Apple Entering "Gigantic Money Pit" In Car Manufacturing

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Mark Melin
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Former General Motors executive Bob Lutz has a warning for Apple after the Wall Street Journal reported it is entering the automotive market: get ready to enter a “gigantic money pit.” But in his critique of Apple does he miss what has driven their unique brand of success?

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Lutz: Apple entering a loosing venture, but it might not matter

Speaking on CNBC’s Closing Bell Monday, Lutz outlined a scenario where Apple is likely to enter a losing venture, which should be a concern to investors.

“If I were a shareholder I’d be very upset because they’re currently engaged in a very high-margin business and the...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.