6:28am ET
Retail
Could Sears Be Broken Up?
What Eddie Lampert put together in 2005 could be broken into pieces again, and that might be the only realistic way to “fix” Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD). Lampert engineered a merger of…
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12:09pm ET
Investing
Analyst Sees Sharp Rise In December Car Sales (GM, F, TM, HMC)
Truecar, a research firm, expects December auto sales to be the best of any month this year. If so, it would be another confirmation that the American consumer has returned to the…
1:06pm ET
Cars and Drivers
The Good & Bad of 8.1% December New Car Sales Growth (GM, F, HMC, TM)
New car sales in the US for December are forecast to rise 8.1%, including fleet sales, to an annual seasonally adjusted sales rate of 13.5 million new vehicles. The annualized sales rate…
6:35am ET
Investing
The Worst Product Flops of 2011
A number of incredible new products were launched this year. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced the iPhone 4S — a phone with voice command — and Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner — a…
6:31am ET
Investing
What’s New in the Financial World (12/27/2011) Toyota Prius, Bank of America Asset Sales
The retail industry, just off a successful holiday season, must now wait for data on how post-holiday sales went. The Monday after Christmas is one of the busiest of the year. Two…
4:00am ET
Cars and Drivers
Toyota Launches New Hybrid
As part of the race for ultra-high mileage cars, Toyota (NYSE: TM) has launched its Aqua hybrid. The car will also be called the Prius c. Toyota will sell the car for…
4:11pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (F, GS, RIMM, HON, ORCL, NKE, ATU, KMX, KBH, SHAW, WAG, DFG, CMFB, WWAY, AMPE, VMW, CVLT)
Markets opened lower this morning on mixed reaction to the $641 billion borrowing spree from the European Central Bank. Technology stocks were weighed down by poor earnings report and uninspired guidance from…
8:03am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (BWA, CTL, CHKR, CTRN, EXXI, F, HON, ITMN, JEF, JPM, ORCL, RIMM, TDC, WPI)
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning. BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) Started as Buy at Stern Agee. CenturyLink, Inc.…
12:30pm ET
Investing
GM May Increase China Manufacturing (GM, F)
Shares of US automakers General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) were hit yesterday on the threat of a tariff on cars imported for sale into China. The…
6:26am ET
Cars and Drivers
Cars So Hot They Are Out of Stock
This year is expected to be the best for domestic new car sales since 2006, the year before the recession began. The increase in buyer activity has been large enough that several…
1:42pm ET
Cars and Drivers
Value Choices in the Auto Industry (GM, F, HTZ, CAR, ZIP, AN, KMX, CRMT, ORLY, AZO, PBY)
The month of December was the leading month for new car sales in the US in 2010. It was the second leading month in 2009, and the pattern could continue this year…
12:12pm ET
Cars and Drivers
Over 5 Years Later… Ford Reinstates Its Dividend (F, GM)
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has been halted for NEWS PENDING with a last trading price of $10.73. The move was already on the heels of a 3.16% drop today and we…
6:50am ET
Special Report
The Biggest Corporate Layoffs of All Time
Eleven American companies have laid off a total of nearly 600,000 people in the past two decades. Each also fired a large number of employees at one time to earn it a…
6:21am ET
Media
Media Digest (12/6/2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT
S&P’s threat of a downgrade of eurozone nations puts huge pressure on the region’s leaders. (Reuters) An independent panel that reviewed the financial activity of Olympus suggests legal action be taken. (Reuters)…
4:01am ET
Investing
Ford Starts CEO Hunt As Mulally Close To Retirement–WSJ
The Wall Street Journal reports that Ford (NYSE: F) will begin the hunt for a new CEO. Alan Mulally, the successful chief executive of the No.2 American car company is expected to step down…