5:47am ET
Cars and Drivers
Which Car Brand Closes Next?
Pontiac is gone now. So is Saturn, and in effect Hummer. Ford Motor (NYSE: F) announced that it would fad out Mercury, a brand created by Henry Ford’s son Edsel. Car makers…
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4:01am ET
Media
Media Digest 6/3/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: G20 nations have no agreement on a bank levy. Reuters: Buffett’s testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission did little to change members’ views of the ratings agencies. Reuter: Facebook’s CEO…
3:58pm ET
Cars and Drivers
It’s Official: Ford Closes Mercury
Ford will end production of Mercury vehicles in the fourth quarter of this year to further grow its core Ford and Lincoln brands, according to Ford Motor (NYSE: F) Existing Mercury owners…
Douglas A. McIntyre 5:35am ET
Cars and Drivers
Ford’s Big China Recall
Ford Motor (NYSE: F) has announced that it will recall 236,642 Focus cars in China, one of the largest in the history of the People’s Republic. China is now the world’s largest…
9:01am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors 5/28/2010
Updated throughout the day. A group led by Centerbridge Partners has won the bidding for Extended Stay (NYTimes) The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) may not be able to find a buyer…
3:56am ET
Media
Media Digest 5/28/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Ford Motor (NYSE: F) may kill the Mercury brand. Reuters: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is finding a flood of Asian buyers for the iPad. Reuters: Prudential plc is in talks with…
1:18pm ET
Energy
Honda Looks to China for Battery-Powered Autos (HMC, TM, F, BRK-A, BYDDF)
Without specifying a partner, the CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) said yesterday that he hopes that his company can work with China to develop batteries for an all-electric vehicle .…
6:20am ET
Cars and Drivers
Auto Loan Delinquency Plunges, Silver Lining For Car Companies
Car loan delinquencies dropped over 18% from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of this year, according to credit agency TransUnion. The news is good for US car companies…
10:29pm ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 19
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management…
2:47pm ET
Cars and Drivers
Ford: A Ratings Agency Upgrade in Autos (F)
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has just gotten good news, albeit on a day where good news is getting discounted. Moody’s has upgraded the credit ratings of both Ford Motor Company and…
Jon C. Ogg 4:02am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 18
The 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined by earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introductions, management strength…
11:27am ET
Investing
The Weekly Dividend (CLF, CPY, FDS, KEI, MSA, OPNT, POR, TKR, F, BBT, DOW, FUN, BP, GMCR, SPAN, TNK, IIJI, RAIL)
We are not seeing the floodgate of dividend hikes as we had seen in earlier weeks this year, but hikes, talk of hikes, and other big dividend news changes are out this…
3:51am ET
Media
Media Digest 5/13/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
NYT: NY Attorney General is investigating eight banks for allegedly providing misleading information about mortgage instruments to rating agencies: The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS), Morgan Stanley(NYSE: MS), Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB),…
6:16am ET
Investing
Short Sellers Hope Silicon Valley Gets Mauled
Short sellers are making large bets that tech shares have reached their high point and are likely to sell off based on data from the NASDAQ and NYSE as of April 30.…
4:42am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings: Week 17
These are 24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power Rankings for Week 17.