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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/3/2012) Chrysler Plants Open, Roubini’s Iran Worries

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 6:52 am

The government of Spain got lucky. It planned to raise over 2 billion euros in debt. The amount sold was more than that -- 2.5 billion. The international capital markets ...
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The Cars Americans Will Not Buy

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 6:46 am

April car sales data are out, and they are not cause for celebration. Though sales are up 2% overall from last April, they have cooled somewhat since the February and March ...
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Chrysler Keeps Plants Open

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 6:22 am

The improbable recovery of Chrysler continues, just three years after a government supported Chapter 11. Most analysts believed that Chrysler would never have the funds to launch enough new vehicles ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/2/1012) Dow at Four-Year High, Facebook IPO Roadshow

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 6:44 am

There are rumors that the Facebook “roadshow” to present the company’s prospects to investors will begin this week and that the initial public offering of the social network will come ...
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Media Digest (5/2/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 6:43 am

Moody’s warns that Japan’s finances will be hurt if it cannot get acceptance of a new sales tax. (Reuters) New Chinese factory data indicate that the industry’s activity may have ...
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Toyota’s Big Comeback

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 6:17 am

Toyota (NYSE: TM) has finally started its US sales comeback, after over a year of shocking volume drops due mostly to the Japanese earthquake and low supplies of parts. The ...
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North American Sales Hike Ford Revenues, Profits (F, GM, TM, HMC)

Posted: April 27, 2012 at 8:50 am

Higher revenues and profits in its North American region boosted first-quarter results at Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F). The company posted EPS of $0.18, well above the consensus estimate of ...
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April New Car Sales on Track for Best Month Since 2008 (F, GM, TM, HMC, NSANY)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 2:51 pm

Auto industry research firm truecar.com released its sales and incentives forecast for April today, and the company expects the sales forecast to translate to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of ...
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AutoNation Posts Best-Ever Earnings (AN, CRMT, KMX, F, GM, TM, HMC, NSANY)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 8:11 am

The largest car dealership in the US, AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) reported earnings this morning for the first quarter. The company posted EPS of $0.56, an all-time high, on revenue ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/24/2012) Nokia Almost Dead, Spain Yields Rocket Up

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 6:39 am

The important Auto China 2012 show has allowed many large manufacturers to increase their commitment to the People’s Republic. It is the world’s largest market for cars and light trucks, ...
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China Auto Show Heats Up

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 6:24 am

The important Auto China 2012 show has allowed many large manufacturers to increase their commitment the People's Republic. This is based on the fact that it is the world's largest ...
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Men Love Ferrari, Women Love MINI (GM, F, TM, HMC, NSANY, KIMTF, MZDAF, SZKMF)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 10:17 am

Car sales by gender in 2011 pretty much reflect what you’d expect. Men prefer fast cars and big SUVs and pickup trucks. Women favor smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. Men ...
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Apple, Nokia, Sony Top Asian Brand List (AAPL, NOK, SNE,CL, KO, HMC, TM, GOOG, MCD, MSFT, AMZN, SSNLF, NKE, DIS, YHOO)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 10:19 am

Among the more developed countries of Asia -- China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan -- the top global brand is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in three and trails only a ...
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Clean Diesel Car Sales Rose 40% in March (F, GM, TM)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 8:07 am

US car buyers purchased 11,642 clean diesel vehicles in March, a rise of nearly 29% over February sales and up nearly 40% year-over-year. Year-to-date US sales of clean diesel vehicles ...
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U.S. Is Car Industy’s Last Bright Light

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 6:49 am

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association said sales reached a 14-year low in the region in March. Registrations in the European Union plus Switzerland, Norway and Iceland fell 6.6% to 1.5 million ...
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