2:43am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/24/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Amazon (AMZN) earnings beat Wall St. forecasts. Reuters reports that Ford (F) wil keep its small pick-up plant open for two years.
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8:03am ET
Investing
Nine CEOs Who Will Go By The End Of The Year (CROX)(YHOO)(JAVA)(SIRI)(CBS)(VIA)(GM)(LEH)(Q)
Since 2006, 24/7 Wall St. has scrutinized public companies on a regular basis, focusing on those with poor management and has suggested which big company CEOs needed to be replaced. Hector Ruiz…
4:32am ET
Cars and Drivers
GM (GM) And Ford (F) Late In The Game, Rush To Save Themselves
Ford (F) and GM (GM) are each announcing new plans to save themselves from the earnings garbage bin and give their shareholders some needed hope. It is awfully late to get started.
2:45am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/22/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Apple (AAPL) missed Wall St. expectations, sending the stock down by 10%. Reuters reports that American Express (AXP) profits fell on credit losses.
9:38am ET
Investing
Stocks That Cost Less Than A Starbucks Cappuccino (NCC)(F)(Q)(SIRI)(LVLT)(FRE)(WM)(ETFC)(SBUX)
A venti cappuccino costs $4.85 at a New York City Starbucks (SBUX). There may be some tax on that. Starbucks trades at $13.57, so it still has a value well above the…
1:55pm ET
Cars and Drivers
Feds Owe Ford (F) Almost $500 Million
Things have been so bad at Ford (F) that there is nothing left to cause its stock to rally. High gas prices have be undermining sales of its profitable SUVs and pick-ups.…
5:34am ET
Cars and Drivers
Toyota (TM) To Up Its Prius Production, Go For The Kill (GM)(F)
Toyota (TM) is planing to sharply cut its SUV and pick-up production in the US. It can see the writing on the wall as well as anyone. Don’t build what you cannot…
5:24am ET
Cars and Drivers
AMD (AMD) Gets Smacked Down, Again
AMD (AMD) should sign up to be in the World Wrestling Federation.At least when an opponent hits it with a chair, it can get paid. Dreamworks, an account of modest size but…
5:12am ET
Cars and Drivers
Ford (F) In China: Hope At The End Of The Tunnel?
Sales of vehicles sold in China by Ford (F) and its partners rose 21% in the first half to 172,411, according to Reuters. That sounds good, and, to some extent, it is.…
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Media
Media Digest 7/8/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) is willing to start buy-out talks with Yahoo! (YHOO) if the portal company will replace its board. Reuters writes that the CEO of JP Morgan (JPM) said…
5:37am ET
Cars and Drivers
Honda (HMC) Sells Two Of Top Five Cars In US
It speaks volumes that Honda (HMC), an also-ran Japanese car company behind Toyota (TM) for years, had two of the top five selling cars in the US during June. It is a…
1:34pm ET
Cars and Drivers
With June Worse Than Expected, Question Arises Whether GM (GM) And Ford (F) Can Stay Independent
The June numbers for domestic vehicles sales were worse than expected. Most of the car companies posted 30% or greater declines in light truck and SUV units. For Ford (F), total units…
4:36am ET
Cars and Drivers
Merging Ford (F) And Chrysler
It has been over a year since hedge fund Cerberus bought Chrysler and installed Home Depot (HD) pariah Robert Nardelli as the car company’s unlikely CEO. Cerberus coughed up $7.4 billion for…
3:10am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/1/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, global companies may start to issue profit warnings as business slows overseas. Reuters reports that InBev is sticking to it offer to buy Anheuser-Bush (BUD). Reuters reports that Chrysler…
3:02pm ET
Investing
The 52-Week Low Club (F, LEH, ABK, MER, C, WB)
Lehman (LEH) falls on rumors of sale to Barclays (BCS). Down to $19.64 from 52-week high of $76.99. Ambac (ABK) drops on more concerns it will need additional capital. Sells off to…