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Cars and Drivers
Ford Run Over By S&P (F, GM)
Standard & Poor’s has come out with another timely research call today, and while shares are still up about 5% they are off of intra-day highs.. The ratings agency has lowered its…
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Cars and Drivers
Oouch! Auto Bailout Deal Dead In A Hour (GM)(F)
So much for the Detroit bailout that was supposed to be announced later today. CNBC is reporting that there is no deal. The network says: "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House…
2:20pm ET
Cars and Drivers
Talk That Car Industry Will Get Bailout (GM)(F)
Word from Washington is that a bailout agreement has been reach among the various factions in Congress. There will no details on the arrangement until a news conference later this afternoon According…
10:02am ET
Cars and Drivers
GM (GM) Hits 52-Week Low: Ford (F) Heads Toward Penny Stock Land
If stock market sentiment is any indication of whether The Big Three will get federal bailout loans before they run into solvency problems, then the world looks terribly grim. GM (GM) made…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:09am ET
Cars and Drivers
Car Company Bailouts Move To China, Japan And Europe Next
A car industry bailout may save GM (GM), Ford (F), and Chrysler for a few months, but it is likely to set a painful precedent for governments in Asia and Europe. If…
3:57am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/19/2008 Reuters, WSJ, New York Times, FT, Bloomberg.
According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) cut production and Nissan was downbeat about its prospects. Reuters reports that if a new CEO at Yahoo! (YHOO) wants to be well-regarded by shareholders, he or…
3:55am ET
Media
Media Digest 10/18-2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Yahoo! (YHOO) CEO Yang resigned. Reuters reports that Japan expects a long recession. Reuters writes that Congress will take a first look at a new auto bailout bill. Reuters…
5:30am ET
Cars and Drivers
Auctioning Detroit To The Japanese And Germans (TM)(GM)(F)(HMC)
When it comes to the trouble with the US car industry and a potential government bailout, the first and most important consideration is that no one is at fault. The dog ate…
11:29am ET
Cars and Drivers
Republicans Begin To Turn Against Detroit Bailout, Increases Chances of Bankruptcies
With the Fed and Treasury apparently willing to sit on the sidelines while GM (GM) and Chrysler run low on money and head toward possible bankruptcies, it has been left to Congress…
4:18am ET
Investing
Short Sellers Still Love Financial, But Move Into Healthy Companies (AAPL)(MSFT)(XOM)(CSCO)(GM)(F)(SIRI)
Short sellers are still betting that financial shares will fall but they have boldly moved into shares of companies which are considered healthy, those with both good balance sheets and relatively strong…
8:30am ET
Cars and Drivers
Analyst Call: GM Goes To Zero (GM, F)
General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) has been an ugly stock, in an ugly sector, in an ugly economy. Bailout or no bailout, things are looking haggard and questionable at the auto giant. …
6:04am ET
Cars and Drivers
IBM (IBM) And P&G (PG) Bail Out Detroit
IBM (IBM) will pay about $4 billion in taxes this year. Procter & Gamble (PG) will pay closer to $6 billion. If GM (GM) is losing $1 billion a month, the income…
7:16am ET
Investing
Ford (F) Earnings: Still Cutting Costs, No Plans For Better Cars
Ford (F) had one piece of good news. It is still cutting costs. It is on track to cut annual expenses by $5 billion compared with 2005. For obvious reasons, the company’s…
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:47am ET
Cars and Drivers
Auctioning Detroit In Pieces: $50 Billion For GM (GM)
GM (GM), Ford (F), and Chrysler managements are shuttling in and out of Washington trying to get both the people leaving and the people coming in to lend them $30 billion or…
3:52am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/7/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the government is set to announced the country’s tenth straight month of jobs losses. Reuters reports that Chrysler is burning through it cash quickly and the company may have…