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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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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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Media Digest (1/5/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 6:33 am

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) will complete the capital raise for its $16 billion fund. (Reuters) The EU agrees to an embargo on Iranian oil. (Reuters) Citing defense cuts, Boeing (NYSE: BA) ...
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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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Media Digest (1/4/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 4, 2012 at 6:42 am

  Bill Gross’s PIMCO Total Return Fund has $1.4 billion in outflows in December, according to Morningstar. (Reuters) MF Global sold some assets to Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) before its collapsed. ...
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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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What’s Important in the Financial World (1/2/2101) Exxon Venezula Deal, EU PMI Low

Posted: January 2, 2012 at 6:23 am

The PMI of the eurozone contracted in December. Official numbers from research firm Markit showed a figure of 46.9 for the final month of the year. A number of 50 marks the ...
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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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What’s New in the Financial World (12/27/2011) Toyota Prius, Bank of America Asset Sales

Posted: December 27, 2011 at 6:31 am

The retail industry, just off a successful holiday season, must now wait for data on how post-holiday sales went. The Monday after Christmas is one of the busiest of the ...
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Media Digest (12/27/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 27, 2011 at 6:31 am

Retailers hope that “mega Monday” sales continue a string of strong retail results. (Reuters) The MF Global disaster prompts requests that the systems for grain trading to be changed. (Reuters) ...
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Media Digest (12/26/2011) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 26, 2011 at 5:58 am

Sony (NYSE: SNE) will sell its LCD business to Samsung for $940 million. (Reuters) The yuan hits a high against the dollar and may gain 4% this year. (Reuters) Amazon.com’s ...
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Toyota (TM) Expects a Record Year — Maybe

Posted: December 22, 2011 at 6:05 am

It is amazing how large multinational car companies can see into the future and predict their sales with certainty. Toyota (NYSE: TM) says it will sell 8.48 million cars and ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (12/22/2011) Nokia Europe Sales, Toyota Record Prediction

Posted: December 22, 2011 at 6:04 am

Toyota (NYSE: TM) forecasts that it will sell 8.48 million cars and light trucks worldwide next year -- up 20% from 2011. The prediction is based on two factors. The first ...
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Media Digest (12/22/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 22, 2011 at 5:47 am

http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1324331373.html Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) is working on a deal with Alibaba to sell part of its stake in the Chinese company. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) expects record sales next year ...
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Cars So Hot They Are Out of Stock

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 6:26 am

This year is expected to be the best for domestic new car sales since 2006, the year before the recession began. The increase in buyer activity has been large enough ...
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