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Chrysler May Not Make It Another Year

Rumors, credible rumors, are beginning to circulate in the car industry and the automotive press, that Chrysler may not make…

Value Of Dollar Killing Japanese Car Profts, Could Help The Big Three

The expected recovery of the American car business was supposed to be based on huge cost cuts at all three…

Today’s Best Market Rumors 9/25/2009 (GE)(TM)(F)(JPM)(AAPL)

Update: Verizon (VZ) may consider buying DirecTV (WSJ) Update: The Apple (AAPL) iPhone will cost an extraordinarily high $303 in…

The Global Car Industry Stays Brutal: Russians Cut 26,000 Jobs

The employee bloodletting in the automotive industry is not confined to the US where hundreds of thousands of factory workers…

Media Digest 9/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   The young and affluent in China may become more active consumers. Reuters:   The G20 is looking to nurture the…

Media Digest 9/23/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   A dispute over tires is making trade talks among G20 nations difficult. Reuters:   Bank of America (BAC) will give…

The 24/7 Wall St. Interview With Ford CEO Alan Mulally

24/7 Wall St. sat down with Alan Mulally, who has been Ford’s (F) CEO for three years, on September 15. The…

Toyota (TM) To Spend $1 Billion To Get Back US Momentum

24/7 Wall St. TV: GM’s Own “Clunkers” Program

The “cash for clunkers” program was not kind to GM. It did not have a single vehicle on the list…

GM’s Own “Cash For Clunkers” Program

The “cash for clunkers” program was not kind to GM. It did not have a single vehicle on the list…

Media Digest 9/11/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   International bank regulators are looking at Brazil as a model. Reuters:   John Mack will step down at Morgan Stanley’s (MS)…

Taxpayers Unlikely To Get GM And Chrysler Investment Back

Taxpayers will probably not get the tens of billions of dollars that they put into Chrysler and GM back, ever.…

Media Digest 9/9/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   First Solar (FSLR) plans a huge solar field in China. Reuters:   Kraft (KFT) plans to cut its supplier base…

Media Digest 9/2/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Sales  growth of Ford (F) and Hyundai topped other car companies. Reuters:   The EU could slow a takeover of…

“Cash For Clunkers” Data Extremely Inaccurate, Favors Japanese

The “cash for clunkers” data by car manufacturer and model type is incorrect. The Department of Transportation numbers reports cars…