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daniel January 28, 2015May 29, 2016 Airlines, Avis, Berkshire Hathaway, Canadian National, CSX, Disruptive Technology, Elon Musk, GM, Hyperloop, Kansas City Southern, Railroads, Tesla, Toyota, TSLA, Uber, Union Pacific, Warren Buffett, Zipcar

What would a Hyperloop Economy look like?

One result of a hyperloop would be a sort of economic boom in areas with lots of cheap housing that is in fairly close proximity to expensive urban areas. Another would be a fall in housing prices in areas where there are currently shortages that lead to high priced housing.

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daniel January 25, 2015March 9, 2016 Berkshire Hathaway, BRK, Canadian Pacific, CP, CSX, Disruptive Technology, GOOG, Kansas City Southern, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, Rail, railroad stocks, Railroads, Union Pacific, UP, Value Investing, Warren Buffett

Union Pacific Shows Falling Oil Price Not a Threat to Railroads

The UP also reported a year to year quarterly revenue growth rate of 9.29% on Dec. 2014 and a profit margin of 23.26% on Dec. 31, 2014, not to mention a return on equity of 24.28%.

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daniel January 9, 2015February 17, 2016 Berkshire Hathaway, Disruptive Technology, Elon Musk, High Speed Rail, Hyperloop, Kansas City Southern, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Maglev, Musk, Railroads, SpaceX, Tesla, TSLA, Union Pacific

Musk’s Game Changing Hyperloop Is Closer to Reality

If it gets built, the Hyperloop could be very profitable, if railroad revenues are anything to go by: Union Pacific’s TTM revenue increased by nearly $2 billion between September 2013 and September 2014.