Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has announced that it will raise capital via a registered public offering of some 300 million shares of common stock. At the closing price of Ford today,…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, stress tests results will force ten banks to have to raise nearly $75 billion. Reuters reports that Toyota (TM) lost $6.9 billion and warned of more losses ahead. Reuters…
Twelve of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women. Just twelve. Over the next year, that number is likely to go up considerably because of a confluence of economic and financial factors that…
According to Reuters, Bank of America (BAC) will have to raise billions of dollars. Reuters reports that a judge has approved a quick auction of Chrysler assets over the objections of creditors.…
In a bit of a role reversal, the US light vehicle sales of the large Japanese car companies did worse than The Big Three for the month of April. But, no one…
On news that GM (GM) has put together a new and very aggressive restructuring program, its shares are higher by 22% to $2.07, which gives the company a market cap of $1.28…
Short selling is among the most controversial investment practices and has been blamed for sharp sell-offs in the stocks of a number of large companies, especially financial firms. Governments in both the US and…
Short sellers are not longer willing to gamble on a collapse in the share prices of America’s largest financial firms. Perhaps they think that the issue of nationalization has largely disappeared, the…
“The Big 3” is now likely more than ever about to become a term of the past. Chrysler looks like it may be the first one out, and the question immediately after…
According to Reuters, a bill to restrict credit card charges cleared a key committee in Congress. Reuters reports that Ken Lewis of Bank of America (BAC) says his firm what urged by…
The Treasury Department may want to adjust what it thinks the cost of the bailouts of GM (GM) and Chrysler will cost. Word out of Japan is that Toyota (TM) will loss…
Short sellers were figuring that after the bank rally late last month, banks shares were likely to give back some gains. That was working until Wells Fargo (WFC) reported that it would…
The press is upset that the car companies will not put on their usual splendid displays at the New York International Auto Show. There will not be a big collection of V8…
According to Reuters, some members of Congress were unhappy with Defense budget cuts. Reuters reports that Americans are more optimistic about the economy since Obama came into office, according to a New…
