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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/23/2012) Spain’s GDP, Volt Repairs

Posted: January 23, 2012 at 6:34 am

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), one of the most troubled large tech companies in the world, replaced its two long-time CEOs. The move may do little to help the ...
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VW, No. 2 Car Company in the World, Has U.S. Problem

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 8:42 am

Volkswagen came close to having bragging rights. Its global sales made it the second largest car and light truck manufacturer worldwide. That placed it ahead of Toyota (NYSE: TM) and ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/20/2012) Android Falters, GM’s U.S. Aid

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 8:41 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares stumbled after it released fourth-quarter earnings. Revenue rose 25%, but net income barely rose to $2.7 billion. The markets were puzzled about why Google now has 32,467 ...
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Media Digest (1/20/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 8:40 am

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) misses earnings expectations, which pushes shares down as much as 10%. (Reuters) IKEA posts a profit and grows in most regions of the world. (Reuters) Greece and ...
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GM Trumps VW & Toyota As World’s Top 2011 Automaker (GM, TM, F)

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 2:40 pm

Just two years after emerging from bankruptcy protection and taking a $50 billion bailout package from the federal government, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is once again leading the world ...
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Media Digest (1/19/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 6:44 am

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) files for Chapter 11. (Reuters) Greece and its private lenders work toward a last-hour compromise on a debt exchange. (Reuters) BP (NYSE: BP) likely to set ...
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Today’s Best Market Rumors (1/12/2012) Opel Labor, Olympus M&A

Posted: January 12, 2012 at 8:28 am

Updated throughout the day Olympus may set a partial merger with Samsung (Reuters) GM (NYSE: GM) may shift more production to Europe to improve relationships with Germany unions which represent Opel ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/12/2012) China Car Sales, Foreclosures Fall

Posted: January 12, 2012 at 6:27 am

Foreclosures fell for the first time in four years, according to research firm Realtytrac. The firm said “Foreclosure filings were reported on 205,024 U.S. properties in December, a decrease of 9 ...
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Nearly Every Car Company Says It Will Best Rivals in 2012

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 6:48 am

It is impossible for every company in an industry to gain market share. Yet, almost all of the large car manufacturing executives say that in 2012 they will beat their ...
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Why Earnings Growth Has Slowed as Economy Recovers

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 6:47 am

The single greatest mystery of the fourth-quarter 2011 earnings season is why EPS growth will slow despite what is probably the most promising part of the recovery since the recent ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/9/2012) Chevy Volt Revivial, M&A Monday

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 6:47 am

Deal makers were busy over the weekend. Strategic considerations were more the driver of activity than an improved economy, however. Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF) will buy Summit Entertainment for ...
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Media Digest (1/9/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 6:46 am

http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1324331373.htmlThe U.S. may start legal proceedings against Swiss financial firm Wegelin & Co. based on beliefs that it helped shield Americans from taxes. (Reuters) The EPA may send fresh water ...
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Media Digest (1/6/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 6, 2012 at 6:38 am

Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford will sue the troubled company for wrongful dismissal. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund’s Lagarde says 2012 will not see the end of the euro. (Reuters) MF ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (F, GM, TM, EMC, GD, GMCR, POT, TIVO, UNF, PRGS, STZ, MON, FDO, LCAV, REE, NFLX, APKT, LPHI)

Posted: January 4, 2012 at 4:04 pm

Markets opened lower today and stayed in negative territory until mid-afternoon. Car makers reported December sales throughout the day, with Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Motors Co. (NYSE: ...
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The Most Popular American Companies in China

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 6:41 am

The primary reason, it is often argued, that China is an important market for many large U.S. companies is that its population has doubled since the early 1960s. But the ...
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