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Media Digest (1/31/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 6:43 am

Toshiba cuts its profit forecasts and lowers guidance. (Reuters) Honda (NYSE: HMC) posts a 65% drop in profits and cuts its outlook because of the yen and Thai floods. (Reuters) ...
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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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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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Top Brands in 2011 (KO, IBM, MSFT, GOOG, GE, MCD, INTC, AAPL, DIS, HPQ, NOK, CSCO, TM, AMZN, F, HMC, DE)

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 9:24 am

Brand consultancy Interbrand has issued its latest report on brand value, and while the top five did not change, a gap is opening between the fourth and fifth place finishers.  ...
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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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Chrysler Wins the Car Sales War

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 6:28 am

Chrysler was supposed to stumble out of Chapter 11. The recovery of General Motors (NYSE: GM) was remarkable. Ford’s (NYSE: F) success was based on its ability to introduce new products ...
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The Good & Bad of 8.1% December New Car Sales Growth (GM, F, HMC, TM)

Posted: December 27, 2011 at 1:06 pm

New car sales in the US for December are forecast to rise 8.1%, including fleet sales, to an annual seasonally adjusted sales rate of 13.5 million new vehicles. The annualized ...
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Media Digest (12/21/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 6:14 am

Prosecutors raid Olympus to gain data in a probe of the accounting scandal at the company. (Reuters) Bank of Japan says it will hold to current policies as the economy ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (12/2/2011) Chrysler Victory, Google Chrome Surge

Posted: December 2, 2011 at 6:41 am

The sovereign debt problem in Europe gets more complex by the hour. The European Central Bank said it may intervene to buy paper issued by nations that are economically weak. ...
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Media Digest (11/30/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 30, 2011 at 6:20 am

The EU continues to work on its bailout fund and may ask the IMF for help. (Reuters) American Airlines parent AMR (NYSE: AMR) files for Chapter 11. (Reuters) S&P cuts its ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (NLY, ARUN, COG, KO, CREE, DRI, HPQ, HMC, LEN, PEP, KWR, SFD, VECO)

Posted: November 18, 2011 at 8:15 am

These are some of Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) Cut to Market Perform at KBW. Aruba Networks, ...
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The Ten Cars Americans Love The Most

Posted: November 13, 2011 at 1:18 pm

The recession and high gas prices have been major forces shaping Americans lives in the past several years. When it comes to the auto market they had a profound ...
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Japanese Woes Killing Japan’s Blue Chips (OCPNY, TM, HMC, CAJ, HIT, SNE, PC, NMR)

Posted: November 8, 2011 at 1:29 pm

The realm of global geopolitics is going beyond nerve-racking in many instances.  It is not just the U.S. that is being held hostage by Europe as Japan has a pricey ...
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GM and the Folly of Long-Term Plans in China

Posted: November 7, 2011 at 6:39 am

General Motors (NYSE: GM) management says it will double sales in China by 2015, according to several media reports. GM executives should know better. It would be better to underpromise ...
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