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Retail
Ford Celebrates Global Sales
courtesy Ford Motor Co.Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) announced that its Focus was the best-selling car in the world last year, at least based on data from research firm Polk. What Ford…
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Investing
What Is Important in the Financial World (4/9/2013)
Courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.; photo by Chris RupertChina’s Mild Inflation China released inflation data for March, and the numbers received mixed reviews. One set of analysts believes that a lack of…
12:00pm ET
Energy
Market for Hybrid, Plug-In Cars Continues to Grow
courtesy Ford Motor Co.Hybrid car sales totaled 46,327 vehicles in March, with Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) grabbing just over 68% of the total, with sales of more than 31,512 Toyota and…
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Cars and Drivers
GM Sales Rise, but Well Below Estimates
courtesy of General MotorsNew car sales at General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) rose 6% year-over-year in March to a total of 245,950 vehicles. That is up 10% from the 224,314 vehicles the…
6:33am ET
Investing
Media Digest (4/2/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
courtesy of AOL, IncGlencore says it will delay its deal to buy Xstrata while China reviews the marriage. (Reuters) NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) buys eSpeed for $750 million. (Reuters) Apple…
6:39am ET
Detroit, Stockton and Bankruptcy of America’s Cities
ThinkstockCities may start to use bankruptcy as a tool to skirt obligations the way that airlines have for decades and car companies have done more recently. As AMR, the parent of American…
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Investing
China Theft of U.S. Interests Soars
ThinkstockChina has alienated U.S. companies and the federal government by what is clearly the hacking of American-based websites from inside the borders of the People’s Republic. The exact location of the hacking…
5:20am ET
Investing
U.S. Is Not Like Cyprus
ThinkstockFor journalists and commentators who have nothing better to do, at least to attract readers, some have come up with the notion that the United States is something like Cyprus in several…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:53am ET
Investing
Do Troubled Companies Have an Obligation to Issue Warnings?
ThinkstockThe issue of early warnings from companies that know their quarterly earnings are poor may be more an ethical than a legal one. The guess that is so is based on the number of public corporations that…
6:51am ET
Investing
Media Digest (3/28/2013) Reuters, WSJ, FT
ThinkstockRoyal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) must face an investigation over its drilling activities in Alaska. (Reuters) Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s (NYSE: CHK) CEO search will go beyond a deadline set for the…
6:15am ET
Cars and Drivers
Cadillac Quality Problems
courtesy of General MotorsThe Wall Street Journal ran an article in which executives from General Motors Co.’s (NYSE: GM) Cadillac boasted that their sales in the United State would pick up enough…
6:21am ET
Cars and Drivers
What Does a Car Recall in China Mean for VW?
ThinkstockVolkswagen has recalled 384,181 cars in China, including Golf, Magotan, Sagitar and Audi A3 models. Bloomberg reports that the cost of this action to VW will be more than $600 million. The more…
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Cars and Drivers
Europe Car Sales Spell Doom for GM
courtesy of General MotorsNew car sales research from Europe shows that General Motors Co.’s (NYSE: GM) fortunes in the region have gotten much worse. Its decade-old string of losses is guaranteed to…
4:32pm ET
Special Report
Companies Paying the Least in Taxes
ThinkstockAs Washington tries to find its way out of increasing debt, the debate continues over whether American companies should pay more or less in taxes. Meanwhile, some of the largest U.S. public…
6:41am ET
Cars and Drivers
Volkswagen’s Wild China Dreams
ThinkstockVolkswagen believes it can see the future of the car industry in China and its own place in that future. The German manufacturer will increase its production capacity in the People’s Republic…