ThinkstockMichael Dell and the Dell Buyout Private equity firm Silver Lake Partner’s rush to fund a buyout of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has accelerated. And investors begin to ask if founder Michael…
ThinkstockGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), which have posted huge financial loses in Europe, face larger ones in 2013 that could swamp strong revenue from the United…
thinkstockThe Japanese government says the future image of the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 is at risk as the U.S. government probes problems with the plane. (Reuters) Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.Although the company has not yet finished counting sales for 2012, Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) claims to have sold more than 9.7 million units in 2012, allowing…
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans says he expects gross domestic product to rise 2.5% this year. (Reuters) The U.S. government’s sale of shares in General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) may help the…
ThinkstockThe theory about the success of large global car manufacturers has been that as they lose sales ground in Europe, China should more than make up for the drop. The U.S. market…
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is trying to take away some of the thunder from General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), now that GM is losing its “Government Motors”…
thinkstockMorgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) fires a number of bankers, which may be the start of a Wall St. trend. (Reuters) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it will set new rules to…
courtesy of NetflixThe Bank of Japan may ease its monetary policy again as the country’s economy slows. (Reuters) The CEO of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) makes his second visit to China in…
courtesy of General MotorsSales of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) Chevrolet cars have not been robust lately. GM and many analysts blame this on an aging model line, which will be updated…
courtesy of AOL, IncSamsung’s profits reach $8.3 billion, much of it due to the success of its Galaxy product line. (Reuters) Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) launches a series of low-powered chips for…
courtesy of General MotorsIf car buyer brand performance is any measure of the success of a nameplate, Cadillac and Lincoln still have a long uphill battle against foreign competition. Brand weakness is yet another hurdle each…
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.The luxury car sales race in the United States in 2012 was won by BMW, with Mercedes second and Toyota Motor Corp.’s (NYSE: TM) Lexus in third. The two…
ThinkstockVenezuelan Oil Lost among most of the discussions about the health of Venezuela’s president-for-life, Hugo Chavez, as he moves toward what seems will be an imminent death is the future of the…
ThinkstockU.S. new car sales are on track to top 14.4 million vehicles in 2012, and up to 15.5 million in the new year. Today’s reports on sales from major automakers continue a…
