thinkstockPMI data from Asia shows the slowing of economies there. (Reuters) A private equity buyout of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may be only week away. (Reuters) The cost of beef has squeezed…
January has been one great month for equity investors. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average up about 6.5% and challenging 14,000 again, and the S&P up more than 5.5% back above 1,500,…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.Toyota Motor Corp.’s (NYSE: TM) future success has become a balancing act between two powerful forces. One is that sales based on new demand because its reputation for making excellent…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning following not-much in the way of new data and a wait-and-see attitude until tomorrow’s meeting announcement from the FOMC, which began a two-day meeting…
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Co. (NYSE: F) reported fourth-quarter and full-year results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the automaker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…
Paul Ausick courtesy Ford Motor Co.The Big Three have a history with Detroit that goes back a century. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), some divisions of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Chrysler had…
courtesy of YouTubeYahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) revenue rises in the fourth quarter, but only slightly. (Reuters) Detroit probably will file for bankruptcy. (Reuters) Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) will put $250 million into…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning on relatively little new data. In Europe, Italian consumer confidence rose more than expected and Germany auctioned 12-month bills at a positive yield for the…
courtesy of Kia MediaIn December 2012, new car and light truck sales in the U.S. came in at about 15.4 million units sold. According to TrueCar.com, forecast sales for January put new…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsEarnings season is in full swing and the coming week will have many big earnings announcements. 24/7 Wall St. has provided a brief calendar showing current and ex-DJIA…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a string of solid earnings reports yesterday and after markets closed last night. As we note below, earnings results were more mixed today, but…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Wednesday. Alcatel-Lucent S.A (NYSE: ALU) raised to Neutral from Sell at Citigroup. Baker…
ThinkstockGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), which have posted huge financial loses in Europe, face larger ones in 2013 that could swamp strong revenue from the United…
thinkstockThe Japanese government says the future image of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 is at risk as the U.S. government probes problems with the plane. (Reuters) Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may…
ThinkstockThe theory about the success of large global car manufacturers has been that as they lose sales ground in Europe, China should more than make up for the drop. The U.S. market…
