U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning on relatively little economic data. In Europe, Germany reported that industrial production rose 1.2%, while a house price index in the U.K.rose 1.1% month-over-month. In…
courtesy of AOL, IncChina’s trade surplus is better than expected in April. (Reuters) With inflation below Federal Reserve targets, the central bank may have to increase bond buying. (Reuters) Some hedge funds…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsThere are about five dozen hybrid or all-electric cars available in the U.S. Of those, the editors of Kelley Blue Book chose 10 that they think are the best…
FiskerIf you have been following the trends in hybrid cars and all-electric cars, you probably think of Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) as the winner in the high-performance electric car market. You…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy Ford Motor Co.Hybrid car sales totaled 46,327 vehicles in March, with Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) grabbing just over 68% of the total, with sales of more than 31,512 Toyota and…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsBuying a Tesla sports car or a Model S sedan is truly a privilege. The cost of the nearly zero-emission electric vehicle is not ridiculous on the surface but…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced that its most recent quarter would be profitable, and its shares rose 19% to $45, which is above its 52-week high. The electronic…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsElectric luxury car company Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) said its sales were well ahead of schedule, and it revised earnings estimates higher. There has been a great deal…
Douglas A. McIntyre Courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) was down big on Thursday after its earnings report. When you consider how small the company is in the grand scheme of things, and when…
Jon C. Ogg U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and continued a slow downward slide throughout the day. In Europe, flash PMI data from the eurozone came in below expectations on both manufacturing and…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) raised to Outperform at Bernstein. BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsWe have many movers in the after-hours session this Wednesday afternoon. Most are on earnings, and some are way up with others way down. As always, you can…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported fourth quarter and full year 2012 earnings after markets closed today. For the quarter, the electric car maker posted an adjusted diluted earnings…
Paul Ausick U.S. equity markets opened flat to lower this morning as it waited for data on U.S. housing starts and producer price inflation. In Europe, markets got some downward signals from a higher-than-expected…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.2012 was a decent year for sales of alternative energy vehicles in the United States. Not a great year, but not bad. Sales of hybrids rose 61% over 2011…
