According to Reuters, the Fed’s decision to make an October rate cute was a "close call." Reuters writes that Paulson said home loan defaults will be much higher in 2008. Reuters writes…
The promise of fuel cell cars has been a long arduous prospect for investors and for green-tech consumers alike. Last week marked the more official unveiling of Honda Motor’s FCX Clarity, the…
Imagine what would happen if vehicle sales in the US dropped nearly 10% from one year to the next. Car sales did drop 11% in America during 1991 and hit a low…
According to Reuters, the pace of capital spending in China rose quickly, making a rate increase likely. Reuters writes that an investigation into the finances of Fannie Mae (FNM) is likely after…
For everything that has happened at Ford (F) over the last three months, Wall St. should expect some movement in the shares. But, they are flat. Barely a penny of movement. The…
Douglas A. McIntyre It would be nice to think that John Thain, wonder boy from Goldman Sachs (GS) and NYSE (NYX) can do a lot over the next couple of months to "fix" Merrill Lynch…
According to Reuters, Barclays (BCS) took a $2.7 billion write-down due to exposure to subprime markets. Reuters writes that IBM (IBM) will push into the business of running huge data centers for…
Ford (F) was being mentioned as a bankruptcy candidate two years ago. Its stock got down around $6. Bill Ford has failed to make the company more competitive on a product or…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, executives at Ford (F) say that they see a tough US market and will cut production as necessary. Reuters reports that Northern Rock received an injunction from the publication…
Based on Ford’s (F) recently posted third quarter earnings, the company is getting better at running its core car business. But apparently not good enough to think it can turn around its…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Qualcomm (QCOM) posted weaker that expected guidance and its shares fell sharply. Reuters writes that BHP Billiton’s (BHP) bid for Rio Tinto (RTP) is likely to start a bidding…
Ford (F) is supposed to be the weak sister of the Big Three. It does not have the financial backing of a hedge fund and friends the way that Chyrsler does with…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Morgan Stanley (MS) has suffered a $3.7 billion loss from its mortgage portfolio, Reuters writes that shares in Cisco (CSCO) were driven down on concerns that orders from the…
Below is the short interest for major companies traded on the NYSE and changes from October 15, 2007 to the most current date, October 31, 2007. Company …
Ford (F) will be putting over $13 billion into a fund which the UAW will use to pay health-care costs. That will take the liability for these expenses off Ford’s balance sheet…
