These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. They include Baidu, Citigroup, GM, Ford and Yum! Brands.
ThinkstockJune car sales in the European Union prove two things. First, that the recession in the region continues to cripple auto registrations at an extraordinary rate. And second, that it is time…
Courtesy Boeing Co.The analysis of fires on Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) 787 has shifted from what they mean to aircraft sales onto carriers and the confidence those carriers have in its safety…
ThinkstockWhite-hot car sales in China have slowed considerably and no longer outpace the percentage rise in the United States by much. Auto sales in the People’s Republic were up by 11.2% in…
Douglas A. McIntyre Courtesy Volkswagen AGSeveral car companies posted strong sales in June, and for the first half, but two manufacturers have turned out to be losers. As the industry recovers sharply, neither has managed…
courtesy of Leonid Mamchenkov, via WikimediaJust over a decade ago, Sony Ericsson was one of the hottest cell phone makers in the world. Similarly, Cingular was one of the most popular wireless…
July 2, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened a bit lower this morning following yet another ultimatum to Greece to prove that it can pay up or else no more loans. There was…
courtesy of General MotorsAutomaker General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) said today that June automobile sales rose 6.5% this year, compared with June of 2012. The company sold a total of 264,843 vehicles…
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.June U.S. auto sales numbers are due out from most U.S. and foreign automakers today, and it looks like June is shaping up to follow on the gains the…
courtesy of FordAutomakers will be reporting June sales next week, and now is the time for industry watchers to make their predictions of how the carmakers have performed. Kelley Blue Book (KBB)…
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyWhen Americans want to buy a car, nearly one in six will consider buying a Ford. While not all buyers drive off with one, consumer consideration is a…
ThinkstockIn another sign that the recession in Europe has hit consumer spending, car sales there fell in May and reached their lowest level in that month since 1993. The data likely will…
Courtesy General Motors Co.General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) has added about 194,000 SUVs to a recall first issued in August 2012 to fix a condition that could lead to an short circuit…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockU.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.5% in 2012 after growing 1.6% in 2011, the most the economy has grown since 2006. Nationally, manufacturing, trade and the finance and insurance industry…
courtesy of General MotorsThere has been plenty of evidence in the past that the car buying public does not want anything to do with General Motors Co.’s (NYSE: GM) Chevy Volt. Buyers…
