Short interest in companies traded on the NYSE increased for a number of financial firms based on positions as of February 15. The data compares to numbers on January 31 Shares sold…
During the 1970s and 1980s US car companies like Ford (NYSE: F) and GM (NYSE: GM) got into trouble for building low quality cars. They tended to have to be in the…
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) and Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) do not have much in common.That changed a bit yesterday when word came out that they would both cut workers. It is a demonstration…
Most stocks trading under $10 probably traded much higher at one point or another. Trading below that price point is usually not a badge of honor. But, inexpensive stocks often make huge…
Toyota (NYSE: TM) is not used to seeing its sales go anywhere but up. It has certainly had a tremendous ride in the US and Europe over the last several years. Numbers…
After a big fourth quarter loss, private equity player Cerberus may regret buying a controlling interest in GMAC. The head of Cerberus said in a note to clients picked up by Reuters…
Douglas A. McIntyre A lot of smaller companies will continue to report earnings over the next several weeks, but almost all of the really big companies which are on calendar fiscals have put out their…
According to Reuters, GM (GM) offered buy-outs to workers after posting a large Q4 loss. Reuters writes that Warren Buffett offered to insure $800 billion worth of bonds currently insured by monoline…
GM (NYSE:GM) reported fourth quarter and full year earnings.One thing was clear GM’s prospects are now almost entirely overseas. With total car sales likely to fall one million units this year, GM…
GM (NYSE:GM) reported fourth quarter and full year earnings.One thing was clear GM’s prospects are now almost entirely overseas. With total car sales likely to fall one million units this year, GM…
When GM (NYSE: GM) posts earnings it will be the first look at what the company’s expense run rate will be as it moves into 2008. There may be one-time charges for…
Douglas A. McIntyre Like some many unsuccessful companies before it, Chrysler wants to cut its way to profitability. The privately-held company, run by Home Depot (NYSE: HD) exile Robert Nardelli, will probably chop its number…
GM (NYSE: GM) says that 50% of its cars in the US should be running on ethanol by 2012. According to Reuters "GM will have 11 ethanol-capable vehicles on the market this…
Accorrding to Reuters, GM (NYSE: GM) will have half of its cars running on ethanol by 2012. Reuters writes that Cisco (NASD: CSCO) gave a weak forecast, moving tech shares down. Reuters…
Here are some of the top individual analyst calls in pre-market trading: Clorox (NYSE: CLX) downgraded to Underweight at Lehman. Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL) raised to Equal-weight at Lehman. Lamar Advertising (NASDAQ:…
