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Media Digest (4/10/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 6:47 am

Charles Blahous, a George Mason University research fellow, reports that the new health care law could add $530 billion to the deficit. (Washington Post) Fed Chairman Bernanke says many banks ...
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Honda Goes Into Crowded China Market

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 6:18 am

Honda (NYSE: HMC) is the latest multinational car company to attack China's vehicle market.  People's Republic drivers bought 18 million cars and light trucks last year, well ahead of the ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/2/2012) Pinnacle Air Chapter 11, Record Europe Unemployment

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 6:38 am

The unemployment rate of the eurozone reached 10.8% in February, up from 10.0% a year ago according to EuroStat. Unlike the in United States, the trend is in the wrong direction. ...
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One More Car Company’s Risky Bet on China

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 6:39 am

One more foreign car company will take the chance that the Chinese auto market, the world’s largest, will continue to expand. But car sales have not grown in the past year, and signs ...
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Car Companies Face Dying Growth In Chinese Market

Posted: March 9, 2012 at 6:23 am

The market value of General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Volkswagen, two of the largest car companies in the world, rely a great deal on their dominant positions in the Chinese ...
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The End of Chrysler’s Smooth Road

Posted: March 8, 2012 at 6:18 am

The recent news from Chrysler has been almost all good. U.S. sales rose 40% in February, well outdistancing the improvement for most of its rivals. The car maker repaid $7 ...
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America’s Most Fuel Efficient Cars

Posted: March 1, 2012 at 6:43 am

With gasoline prices inching closer to $4 and even $5 a gallon, more Americans will make high gas mileage a priority when they buy their next car. The good news ...
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Honda Faces ATV Recall (HMC)

Posted: February 21, 2012 at 12:40 pm

Honda Motor Company (NYSE: HMC) has a much larger portion of its business tied to car sales in America rather than ATV sales.  Today's news may not even be a ...
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Ford the Latest to Waiver on Chinese Growth

Posted: February 21, 2012 at 6:35 am

Chinese sales have been a backbone of General Motors’ (NYSE: GM) and Volkswagen’s earnings for several years. These firms have ridden their shares of the world’s largest car and light truck market to ...
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The Least Dependable Cars in America

Posted: February 16, 2012 at 6:51 am

People buy cars based on personal appeal, price, performance, fuel efficiency and reliability. Reliability is among the most important factors for most consumers. A car or light truck that runs ...
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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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