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Special Report
America’s Shrinking Corporate Giants
It is rare for one of America’s largest companies to lose a third or more of its sales in a brief time. When it happens, it is usually either because of market…
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Cars and Drivers
GM’s Unrealistic Profit Target
At about the same time that General Motors (NYSE: GM) ran five ads during the Super Bowl, its management said the world’s largest car company has targeted profits of $10 billion a year for…
6:44am ET
Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (2/6/2012) Greek Settlement, GM Profit Target
Time has finally run out for Greece. The European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund have said they are tired of waiting to see if Greece can cut is budget again.…
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Media
Media Digest (2/6/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
General Motors (NYSE: GM) will target a 10% profit margin over the next several years. (Reuters) Glencore offers an 8% deal to close a buyout of Xstrata. (Reuters) HTC has trouble demonstrating that…
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Cars and Drivers
Toyota Predicts Record Sales In 2012
Perhaps it is the fact that all of its plants are back online after the March Japan earthquake, or that US car sales in general are so robust. Toyota (NYSE: TM) forecast…
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Investing
AutoNation Sales Up 7% in January (AN, GM, F, TM, HMC)
The country’s largest automobile dealership, AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) reported that January sales rose to 15,966 vehicles, up 7% year-over-year. The sales growth follows yesterday’s reports from General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM),…
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Special Report
Eight Brands That Wasted the Most on the Super Bowl
A 30-second ad spot in this year’s Super Bowl costs an average of $3.5 million. That’s an 84% increase from 10 years ago and the highest amount advertisers have ever had to…
12:00pm ET
Cars and Drivers
Car Stocks Mixed Ahead Of January Numbers
Car stocks traded mixed the day before the companies release January sales data. The number are expected to be as strong, if not stronger than those at the end of last year.…
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Investing
US Still Needs to Collect $133 Billion in TARP Funds (AIG, GM)
The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) doled out more than $700 billion in 2009 and 2010, mostly to aid troubled banks boost their liquidity. More than $500 billion has been repaid, with…
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Cars and Drivers
Dividend & Replacement Cycle, Discounting Ford’s Poor Earnings (F, GM)
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is getting clocked today after earnings. Some of the news should have been anticipated that Thai floods affected its supply chain in Asia because the company already…
6:36am ET
Media
Media Digest (1/27/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Greece and its creditors are close to a deal on the nation’s debt swap. (Reuters) A judge rules that some of the Gulf spill costs to be covered by Transocean (NYSE: RIG) will…
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Investing
January Car Sales To Stay Strong–Truecar
Car sales in the US continue to defy economic gravity. After a 2011 in which sales rose sharply despite a shaky economy, Truecar says January sales will continue the trend. It is a sign…
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Investing
Best-Selling Car in China? A Buick! (GM)
Chinese consumers bought 18.5 million automobiles in 2011, and the top pick was a Buick Excelle made by General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM). Some 254,000 of the Excelle were sold last year…
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Cars and Drivers
The Best-Selling Cars of All Time
The most successful car in history may be the Ford Model T. While other models may have sold more vehicles, Ford managed to sell nearly 17 million cars from 1908 to 1927…
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Investing
Short Sellers Increase Bets Across the Board
For the first time in a long time, short sellers have increased their bets that the stock prices of most large companies and in most large sectors will fall. The NYSE and…