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Suddenly, China’s Car Market Falls Apart

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 6:39 am

One reason investors like to own General Motors (NYSE: GM) stock is that that company is the leading car manufacturer in China, when its local partners’ sales results are added to ...
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As Nissan and Toyota Surge, Opel Falters

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 6:45 am

Nissan and Toyota (NYSE: TM), two of Japan’s largest car companies, reported better than expected quarterly earnings and posted solid forecasts. Europe-based Opel, part of General Motors (NYSE: GM), continues ...
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Media Digest (2/8/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 6:43 am

The Greeks try to get a financial aid package while some regional leaders say the eurozone does not need the southern European nation. (Reuters) A House committee pushes through plans ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (2/7/2012) New Nokia Phone, Toyota Recovery

Posted: February 7, 2012 at 6:49 am

Greece continues to demonstrate that it can teeter almost indefinitely between austerity and the grant of aid packages without a short-term resolution to its sovereign debt crisis. The latest development is that the ...
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America’s Shrinking Corporate Giants

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 6:48 am

It is rare for one of America’s largest companies to lose a third or more of its sales in a brief time. When it happens, it is usually either because ...
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GM’s Unrealistic Profit Target

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 6:45 am

At about the same time that General Motors (NYSE: GM) ran five ads during the Super Bowl, its management said the world’s largest car company has targeted profits of $10 billion a ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (2/6/2012) Greek Settlement, GM Profit Target

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 6:44 am

Time has finally run out for Greece. The European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund have said they are tired of waiting to see if Greece can cut is ...
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Media Digest (2/6/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 6:43 am

General Motors (NYSE: GM) will target a 10% profit margin over the next several years. (Reuters) Glencore offers an 8% deal to close a buyout of Xstrata. (Reuters) HTC has trouble ...
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Eight Brands That Wasted the Most on the Super Bowl

Posted: February 1, 2012 at 11:29 pm

A 30-second ad spot in this year’s Super Bowl costs an average of $3.5 million. That’s an 84% increase from 10 years ago and the highest amount advertisers have ever ...
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Dividend & Replacement Cycle, Discounting Ford’s Poor Earnings (F, GM)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 12:53 pm

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is getting clocked today after earnings.  Some of the news should have been anticipated that Thai floods affected its supply chain in Asia because the ...
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Media Digest (1/27/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 6:36 am

Greece and its creditors are close to a deal on the nation’s debt swap. (Reuters) A judge rules that some of the Gulf spill costs to be covered by Transocean (NYSE: ...
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The Best-Selling Cars of All Time

Posted: January 26, 2012 at 6:33 am

The most successful car in history may be the Ford Model T. While other models may have sold more vehicles, Ford managed to sell nearly 17 million cars from 1908 ...
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Short Sellers Increase Bets Across the Board

Posted: January 26, 2012 at 6:33 am

For the first time in a long time, short sellers have increased their bets that the stock prices of most large companies and in most large sectors will fall. The ...
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Media Digest (1/25/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:35 am

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has another blow-out quarter driven by iPhone sales. (Reuters) Japan has its first trade deficit since 1980. (Reuters) Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) posts weak earnings on a revenue ...
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Eight Industries the U.S. Has Lost to China

Posted: January 24, 2012 at 6:44 am

Americans are used to the U.S. being the leader, or a top-ranked nation, in many areas. But in a number of industries and businesses, the U.S. has lost that first ...
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