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April European Auto Sales Slide for Eighth Consecutive Month

Posted: May 17, 2019 at 8:00 am

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) on Friday reported new vehicle registration totals in the European Union for the month of April. Sales declined by 0.4% year over year in ...
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13 Dirt Cheap Dividend Stocks Valued Under 10 Times Earnings

Posted: May 16, 2019 at 7:30 am

It's been hard filtering out the news from the noise in 2019. After the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite recently hit all-time highs and rallying about 20% on average since ...
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Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Make Key Changes to 2019 Stock Picks

Posted: May 15, 2019 at 5:19 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its public equity holdings as of March 31, 2019. Warren Buffett still runs Berkshire Hathaway and, as he is one of the richest ...
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These American Companies Have the Most to Lose from the China Trade War

Posted: May 14, 2019 at 10:10 am

The trade skirmish between China and the United States has become a full-blown trade war. The United States has raised tariffs on $200 billion Chinese goods from 10% to 25%. ...
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12 Major US Companies Losing the Most on China Trade War Fallout

Posted: May 13, 2019 at 1:05 pm

With the United States raising tariffs on $200 billion of foreign goods coming from China last Friday, and the promise of additional tariffs on other goods from China, a retaliation ...
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Meet President Trump’s Favorite New Car Company, or Electric Truck Company, Up 200%

Posted: May 8, 2019 at 5:58 pm

Presidential policies have helped certain companies and certain sectors almost every single presidential cycle in memory. Sometimes it's just being in the right sector based on policy changes and directives, ...
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GM’s Self-Driving Car Division Gets $1.15 Billion in Fresh Cash

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 12:10 pm

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) paid $1 billion for self-driving vehicle startup Cruise Automation in 2016. Tuesday morning in a statement posted on Twitter, Cruise announced that it had received ...
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8 Brands Under Pressure in China Again

Posted: May 6, 2019 at 12:25 pm

Global equities markets dipped sharply early Monday morning following a pair of tweets from President Donald Trump threatening to impose U.S. tariffs on another $325 billion in goods imported from ...
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China Trade Stocks Hammered on Trade Talk Woes

Posted: May 6, 2019 at 8:40 am

The stock market indexes were taking it on the chin on Monday after President Donald Trump tweeted that new tariffs will go into effect shortly if trade talks with China ...
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Why US Auto Sales Tumbled in April

Posted: May 2, 2019 at 11:50 am

While analysts were expecting April light vehicle sales to post a seasonally adjusted average rate (SAAR) of 16.9 million units sold, U.S. consumers chose instead to sit on the wallets. ...
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Why GM Earnings Failed to Impress Investors

Posted: April 30, 2019 at 10:15 am

When General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) reported first-quarter 2019 results before markets opened Tuesday morning, the automaker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.41 on revenues of $34.88 ...
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Ford Employees Show Falling Confidence in CEO Jim Hackett

Posted: April 30, 2019 at 5:01 am

The Wall Street Journal reports that confidence in Ford CEO Jim Hackett's plan and his ability to lay it out clearly have taken a dive. The newspaper got ahold of ...
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Alphabet, AMD, GE, GM, Qualcomm and More Major Earnings Coming This Week

Posted: April 28, 2019 at 10:25 am

Though we are in the heart of the first-quarter earnings reporting season, many major companies have yet to share their results. Here, 24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview ...
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Ford Still Trades Well Below 52-Week High, Underperforms GM

Posted: April 28, 2019 at 7:19 am

Despite what some investors believe was good earnings news that caused a rally in the shares of Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), its stock continues to trade well below its ...
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Auto Sales Forecast to Fall in April, Though Higher Profits May Cushion the Blow

Posted: April 26, 2019 at 12:10 pm

Most automakers will be reporting April sales next Thursday and the news is not expected to be very good. A combination of higher interest rates on vehicle loans, higher prices ...
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