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Asia Markets And Europe Open 8/3/2009
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell a fraction of a percent to 10,352. Toyota (TM) rose on Ford’s (F) strong July numbers. The Hang Seng rose .2% to 20,620. The…
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Ford Motor Company
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Cars and Drivers
The Miracle At Ford (F) Continues
Ford (F) made two audacious decisions recently, decisions made in an industry where audacity is a distant memory that died when Lee Iaccoca left the business. William Clay Ford, Jr., the company’s…
2:00pm ET
Cars and Drivers
Government Bails Itself Out At GM: Cash For Clunkers Gets $2 Billion
The $1 billion “Cash for Clunkers” program was an ideal way for the government to protect its $50 billion investment in GM by stimulating domestic car sales as the industry enters the…
5:11am ET
Cars and Drivers
“Cash For Clunkers” An Artificial Program Shields Auto Industry
Ford (F) makes better cars than it did last year, or at least there is better demand for them. The “cash for clunkers” program put together by the US government helped sell…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:56am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/31/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Banks paid out billions of dollars in bonuses last year while losing money. Reuters: The US closed its car “clunkers” program just as it began as funds ran out. Reuters: Obame…
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Cars and Drivers
A Lesson For Detroit From VW
Chrysler sells very few cars overseas, so it may never recover from the auto industry recession. GM and Ford (F), which have fairly large operations outside the US, should look at VW’s…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:59am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/30/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Unemployment is causing further stress in the housing market. Reuters: The Microsoft (MSFT) deal with Yahoo! (YHOO) may have challenges with regulators. Reuters: Sony (SNE) lost money on weakness in its…
10:33am ET
Investing
At Least The Chinese Stimulus Works For The American Economy
Economists debate the impact of the U.S. economic stimulus plan, and if a second round of stimulus is needed. But there’s no doubt that China’s plan is working for us. In the…
4:42am ET
Cars and Drivers
Ford’s (F) Efforts To Re-Conquer Car World Gain Speed
Ford (F) will launch ten new models this year. Merrill Lynch says that will bring the age of car company’s product line to an average of 2.4 years. In other words, Ford’s…
Douglas A. McIntyre 2:54am ET
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Media Digest 6/16/2009
Reuters: CIT (CIT) may be close to bankruptcy. Reuters: China GDP rose 7.9%. Reuters: Foreclosures hit a record in the first half of 2009. Reuters: Obama pressed Congress on a healthcare bill. Reuters: …
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Cars and Drivers
The Case For Unavoidable Increases In The Stimulus Package
The San Francisco Chronicle recently wrote that only $9.4 billion of the $50 billion earmarked for the state has made it to the treasury. California has to wait for the rest during…
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Cars and Drivers
GM: Out Of the Chapter 11 Frying Pan And Into The Market Fire
The “best” parts of GM were transferred to a newly created company, owned almost two-thirds by taxpayers, at about 6.30 AM today. The federal government will end up stuffing a total of…
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Investing
CoTweet, Major Brand Twitter-Platform Gets VC Funding (WFMI, SBUX, MSFT, JBLU, F, PEP, S, KO)
No one knows how to value social media’s dominant players. The real value for Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace is elusive (and less than before). Twitter is one of these businesses which suddenly has…
4:57am ET
Media
Consumer Reports May Start To Fire Staff
Consumer Reports, the non-profit advocacy magazine owned by the Consumers Union, may fire 21 editors and product reviewers if its writer’s union does not agree to sacrifice raises. According to the New…
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Cars and Drivers
GM, Finally Restructured, May Not Be Saved
GM’s most valuable assets have finally been sold to a company controlled by the federal government. A judge approved the transaction early today. The “new GM” should be out of bankruptcy court…