courtesy Ford Motor Co.Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) today announced that GE will purchase 2,000 of Ford’s C-Max Energi plug-in hybrids for GE’s fleet. The purchase…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning but quickly turned south and bounced around lower all day. In Europe, the eurozone notched its second consecutive quarter of negative GDP growth, tossing the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) raised to Outperform at William Blair…
thinkstockToday is potentially a make or break day when it comes to a corporate voice on how to avert SOME of the issues with the coming fiscal cliff. Leaders of labor got…
ThinkstockThe 2010 Toyota Corolla is the most reliable car sold in the United States, according to a report released today. The car requires fewer repairs than any other car — 2002 model…
courtesy of AOLFormer Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) chairman Richard Schulze will bid for the company, but at a level less than the $8 billion expected. (Reuters) China posts a 9.6%…
ThinkstockElection Day has come and gone. President Obama won a second term. The current electoral vote was by a margin of about 3 to 2 (unofficial), but the percentage last seen was…
courtesy of FordOwning a car for many years can be considered a sign of brand loyalty. The car is well made, or perhaps it retains its value better than other vehicles. Each…
While most of the car industry struggles in Europe and companies report severe earnings problems there, German-based BMW showed that, as the rich get richer, it can overcome deep problems in it…
ThinkstockU.S. sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are running nearly 68% higher in the first 10 months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011. Total vehicle sales are up 13.8%…
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyAs Chinese consumers shunned Japanese goods due to a territorial dispute between the two countries, U.S. automakers General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F)…
courtesy of YouTubeApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) releases its iPad mini in Asia, but demand appears soft. (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) seeks developers for Windows 8. (Reuters) The FTC may sue Google…
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyIf the car sales market is still growing in the U.S., no one could tell from Ford’s (NYSE: F) October sales. The one of The Big Three which did…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is trying to signal that any future CEO and leadership change is going to go smoothly. Its star CEO, Alan Mulally, is now…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockLittle did sweater-clad Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne know when he bought a controlling stake in troubled number three U.S. car maker Chrysler that he was hedging an unknown bet that Fiat would fall…
