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Largest Short Interest Positions
The short interest in the stocks with the largest positions as of August 15: Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) down 2% to 220 million shares. Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) up…
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GM Cuts Hours at Troubled Opel Unit (GM, F)
The Opel division of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) has been unprofitable for so long that the U.S. automaker has more than once considered shutting the operations down. Today, however, Opel lives…
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Media Digest (8/23/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve signals it may ease monetary policy as early as next month. (Reuters) HSBC China PMI estimates hit a multimonth low at 47.8, down from 49.3 in July. (Reuters) Hewlett-Packard…
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Special Report
Companies Paying Their CEOs More Than the Taxman
The press recently had a field day with a report from the “Institute for Policy Studies” about executive pay. The report said the of the 100-highest paid U.S. CEOs in 2011, “26…
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26 CEOs Make More Than Their Company’s Federal Tax Bill
Twenty-six of the top 100 highest-paid U.S. CEOs in 2011 made more than their companies paid in federal income taxes, according to a study released recently by the Institute for Policy Studies. This figure is up from…
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BBBY, CPB, KO, COP, EOG, FIVE, F, GOOG, IP, JCP, LMCA, KORS, NEE, NYT, P, SCHN, SODA, S, YHOO)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday morning. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) raised to…
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Cars and Drivers
S&P Takes Positive Outlook on Ford, Investment-Grade Rating Looms
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is getting a positive review from Standard & Poor’s this Friday afternoon. The ratings agency has changed the outlook to Positive and has maintained Ford’s BB+ credit…
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AWK, AMTG, NLY, BZH, CHK, CXS, CRY, F, KFT, L, PGR, RF, TICC, WMT)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Monday morning. American Water Works Company Inc. (NYSE: AWK) raised to Outperform at…
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Morning Market Roundup (8/3/2012)
Subject: Eight Cheap Cars the Richest Americans Drive The wealthiest Americans are cheapskates, as least as far as their tastes in automobiles goes. Perhaps that is why some rich Americans stay rich.…
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Cars and Drivers
Toyota’s Small Miracle
Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) made a lot of money last quarter, at about the same time that Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) were battered by problems…
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Media
Media Digest (8/2/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT
San Bernadino, Calif., will file for Chapter 11 over $1 billion in debt. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve says it may need to help the economy later this year. (Reuters) Toyota Motor Corp.…
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Cars and Drivers
July Auto Sales Hit Speed Bump
New car sales for July in the US have slowed from the solid growth pace of the first six months of the year. General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) reported sales down by…
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Cars and Drivers
Chrysler Earnings Gains May Be Problem For GM & Ford
Chrysler Group LLC is profitable again and the report may be creating some envy for Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM). While Chrysler was in perhaps the…
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Ten Must-Watch Events for the Week Ahead
The week ahead is going to be a busy week. There are many traditional events to watch, but by now the market participants and investors have learned that they have to pay…
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Cars and Drivers
Tires Defy Auto Slowdown Woes… Trading Against The Grain
Apparently it seems that as long as you are driving, you have to keep buying those darned tires. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT) showed up as an unusual price gainer…