A 30-second ad spot in this year’s Super Bowl costs an average of $3.5 million. That’s an 84% increase from 10 years ago and the highest amount advertisers have ever had to…
Car stocks traded mixed the day before the companies release January sales data. The number are expected to be as strong, if not stronger than those at the end of last year.…
All three major US indexes opened lower this morning following the report that US GDP grew by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. A rise of 3% was expected. Combined with the lack…
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is getting clocked today after earnings. Some of the news should have been anticipated that Thai floods affected its supply chain in Asia because the company already…
Among the major movers at around noon today are Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: INFI), Riverbed Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD), Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA), Informatica Corp. (NASDAQ: INFA), and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:…
There are several stocks trading more heavily than usual this morning, and also experiencing large gains or drops in share prices. These include Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: INFI), Riverbed Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:…
US GDP was up 2.8% in the fourth quarter, below consensus estimates of 3%. The stock market shrugged the news off, perhaps because recent PMI, employment, and consumer sentiment have been strong…
Douglas A. McIntyre Ford’s (NYSE: F) earnings were disappointing, and investors paid with a 4% drop in shares in the pre-market. Although US sales were good last year, compensation costs helped keep margins down. Asia-Pacific…
Douglas A. McIntyre Greece and its creditors are close to a deal on the nation’s debt swap. (Reuters) A judge rules that some of the Gulf spill costs to be covered by Transocean (NYSE: RIG) will…
Car sales in the US continue to defy economic gravity. After a 2011 in which sales rose sharply despite a shaky economy, Truecar says January sales will continue the trend. It is a sign…
Cult stocks and controversial stocks often have an unusually high short interest. What is amazing is that the bets against these companies sometimes go off the charts. We have tracked unusual short…
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 to 1927…
For the first time in a long time, short sellers have increased their bets that the stock prices of most large companies and in most large sectors will fall. The NYSE and…
Ben Bernanke says the Fed is prepared to buy more bonds. (Reuters) NEC to cut 10,000 workers. (Reuters) Nintendo posts poor earnings and cuts forecasts. (Reuters) Warren Buffett says higher taxes on…
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 in total…
