Short interest in financial stocks generally fell in NYSE figures for January 31. Numbers compare to January 15. Shares sold short in Countrywide (NYSE: CFC) fell 52.7 million to 114.2 million. Shares…
Here are some of the top individual analyst calls in pre-market trading: Clorox (NYSE: CLX) downgraded to Underweight at Lehman. Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL) raised to Equal-weight at Lehman. Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:…
One of the things Ford (F) CEO Alan Mulally wanted to do at the car company was cut the use of incentives. They can cost auto firms as much as $5,000 per…
Douglas A. McIntyre Firestone. American Motors. Texaco. Pan Am. Worldcom. At one point or another these large American companies were at the top of their industries. Pan Am was the leading global airline for decades.…
We are full blown into earnings season now. These are not all of the stocks in the news, but this is a good portion of the news in individual stocks for traders…
Ford (F) did not gain much ground during Q4. The company reported a 2007 fourth-quarter net loss of $1.30 per share, or $2.8 billion. This compares with a net loss of $2.98…
Douglas A. McIntyre Ford (F) is considering cutting another 13,000 people. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company intends to make good on its promise to make money in North America, not matter what…
According to Reuters, Meg Whitman is stepping down as CEO of Ebay (EBAY). Reuters writes that GM (GM) said it would rather be a strong No.2 in the global market than a…
Short interest on January 15 showed bets against financial shares listed on the NYSE climbed when compared to December 31 numbers. Shares short in Countrywide Financial (CFC) rose 32.5 million to 166.9…
The big US companies with the weakest prospects have sold off by as much as 50% over the few months. But, because some of them have powerful brands, large customer bases, and…
GM chief Rick Wagoner is prepared to work 24 hours a day to continue cutting costs in the US. Even if he has to take them to zero, he will get the…
It has not been expected, but GM (GM) may have to cut a large number of workers again. The AP reports that the company "is close to an agreement with the United…
Ford’s (F) new F-150 pick-up has to do well for the car market to have any kind of real comeback in the US. It is the company’s top selling vehicle and has…
Ford (F) is about to release the latest version of its F-150 pick-up. Based on some data, the light truck has been the No.1 selling vehicle in the US for three decades.…
It is easy to look at Tata’s (TTM) new mini-car, which will sell for $2,500 in India, and laugh. It is smaller than the Honda (HMC) Civics which came into the US…
