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Ford (F) And GM (GM) Trade Places
In the movie "Trading Places" a wealthy stock broker and a bum trade places. After underperforming GM’s (GM) stock since May 2006, Ford (F) shares have tracked its larger rival so far…
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Pre-Market Earnings Gappers (July 26, 2007)
(AAPL) Apple traded down initially, but shares are up 7% pre-market after earnings and maintaining 2008 iPhone sales.(AKAM) Akamai Tech $0.30 EPS vs $0.30 estimate; shares down over 10% pre-market on guidance…
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Ford’s (F) Lovely Quarter
Ford (F) surprised everyone, including Wall St. The company reported a net profit of 31 cents per share, or $750 million, for the second quarter of 2007. This compares with a net…
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NYSE Short Interest For July
Below are key short interest statistics for July. The figures are as of July 13 compared to June 15, 2007 Largest Short Positions Company …
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Pre-Market Stock News (July 19, 2007)
(AMTD) TD Ameritrade trading up 1% after beating and raising target.(AVCI) Avici Systems trading up 29% on higher revenue guidance after earnings.(BAC) $1.28 EPS vs $1.20 estimate.(CAL) Continental $2.10 vs 1.84 estimate.(CTXS)…
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Perhaps Ford (F) Should Not Sell Jaguar And Rover
Ford (F) will look at bids for Jaguar and Land Rover today. According to the FT, "Cerberus Capital Management, Ripplewood Holdings and One Equity Partners are among private equity groups understood to…
Douglas A. McIntyre 11:40am ET
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Harris Poll: Brands Ain’t Stock Prices (SNE)(TM)(KO)
Another study has come out showing the lack of a connection between brand reputation and share price activity. Harris Interactive "best brands" survey was based on a poll of 2,372 adults from…
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Detroit Diggs For Quarters (F)(GM)
Several media have suggested that the reason that Ford (F) wants to sell its Jaguar and Rover businesses is not simply to streamline the company and off-load underperforming divisions. The company may…
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News Digest 7/16/2007
According to Reuters, the CEO of McDonald’s (MCD) believes that the company can still grow a great deal in the US. Reuters writes that Hollywood is starting labor negotiations with screenwriters with…
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Stumbling Block For Detroit: Highways In India (GM)(F)
The domestic auto industry’s promised land seems to be China and India. Neither country has a huge, mature manufacturing industry of its own. There are hundreds of millions of people, and very…
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Media Digest 7/15/2007
According to Reuters, the group lead by RBS has raised its bid for ABN Amro (ABN) by increasing the cash component of the offer. Reuters writes that Ford (F) is now cosidering…
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Would Ford (F) Sell Volvo?
Ford (F) has Jaguar and Rover on the block, but a late story from Reuters says that the big US car company may consider selling Volvo as well. Ford may not get…
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The UAW Taunts Detroit
The idea that the UAW was going to give up the ghost and concede pension and benefits issues to the Big Three to help them with their turnarounds probably had a short…
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Pre-Market Analyst Calls (July 10, 2007)
ACAD started as Outperform at FBR.ALC started as Outperform at RBC.ARUN started as Buy at Jefferies.ATVI started as Buy at First Albany.AZ raised to Buy at UBS.CHA cut to Hold at Deutsche…
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Media Digest 7/10/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, the CME (CME) purchase of the CBOT (CBOT) was approved by shareholders. Reuters writes that BHP Billiton (BHP) is looking for a partner to make a bid for Alcoa…