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Investing
NYSE Short Interest For October 31, 2007
Below is the short interest for major companies traded on the NYSE and changes from October 15, 2007 to the most current date, October 31, 2007. Company …
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Cars and Drivers
Ford (F) Warns Things Could Get Worse
Ford (F) will be putting over $13 billion into a fund which the UAW will use to pay health-care costs. That will take the liability for these expenses off Ford’s balance sheet…
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Media
Media Digest 11/6/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Google (GOOG) launched a new mobile phone initiative with a number of handset makers and cellular carriers. Reuters writes that an analysts covering the financial industry expects more write-dwons…
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Media
Media Digest 11/5/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Chuck Prince stepped down at CEO of Citigroup (C) and the bank indicated it may have to write off as much as another $11 billion. Reuters writes that shares…
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Cars and Drivers
Ford (F) Gets Its UAW Deal, Workers Save The Company
The UAW negotiations with Ford (F) went fast. The template was already in place from the deals with GM (GM) and Chrysler. There will be a fund set up so that the…
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Cars and Drivers
Ford (F) Deal With UAW Close
According to the Detroit News, Ford (F) is close to having a final deal with the UAW. "Sources familiar with the situation told The Detroit News a deal could come today." Douglas…
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Media
Media Digest 11/2/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) and GM (GM) gained sales in October despite a weak US car market. Reuters writes that News Corp’s (NWS) MySpace joined the new Google (GOOG) association of…
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Cars and Drivers
Ford (F) Plans To Cut To The Bone
Ford (F) had another bad month in November with US vehicle sales falling almost 10%. The double-digit monthly drops are now a bad habit. The company has also indicated that it is…
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Cars and Drivers
Bad News For Ford (F), No News For Toyota (TM)
Ford (F) had another bad month for sales in its domestic vehicle operations. US units fell almost 10% to just over 195,000 total cars and light trucks. Wall St. thought the numbers…
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Cars and Drivers
Falling Car Sales And Chrysler Cutbacks Could Signal More Problems For Ford (F)
Most analysts believe that October car sales will be down slightly from a year ago. While units sold by GM (GM) and Toyota (TM) are expected to be relatively flat, Ford (F)…
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Media
Media Digest 10/31/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, a number of experts do not believe that a rate cut by the Fed will help the falling housing market. Reuters writes that Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) will cut another 4,000…
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Media
Media Digest 10/30/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Alan Greenspan say that the demand for subprime mortage securities is down. Reuters writes that the UAW is gearing up for tough talks with Ford (F). The Wall Street…
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Cars and Drivers
Ford (F) Runs Out Of Time
It is Ford’s (F) turn to talk with the UAW. Negotiations with the other two US car companies are over. But, Ford in negotiating from a position of hunger. Its sales have…
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Media
Media Digest 10/26/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Microsoft’s (MSFT) strong quarter and forecast sent shares up over 10%. Reuters writes that Oracle (ORCL) has turned down BEA Systems’ (BEAS) proposal that the company be sold at…
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Cars and Drivers
UAW And Chrysler Get Ugly, Damage To Ford (F)
According to Reuters "ratification of the tentative labor contract between the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC was thrown into jeopardy on Monday after workers at four of the eight assembly…