The Dogs of the Dow aren’t necessarily the worst performers of the prior year, but they pay the highest the dividend yields. We wanted to review the 10 Dogs of the Dow…
Toyota (NYSE:TM) raised its forecasts for fiscal 2008 to 9.85 million vehicles, up 5.2% from the number of cars it expects to sell for its year ending March 31. That would mean…
According to Reuters, Merrill Lynch (MER) raised enough money to increase its capital by $5.7 billion. Reuters writes that US shoppers came out in strength over the "Super Saturday" weekend. Sales on…
Saudi Arabia is sick of the big sovereign funds in China and Abu Dhabi kicking sand in its face. The country plans to put a fund in place that will "dwarf Abu…
Since it is year-end, we wanted to compile a list of the 2008 likely Dogs of the Dow. We included Friday’s closing prices for each DJIA component and we also gave the…
According to Reuters, Philips plans to buy-back $7.2 billion in shares. The Wall Street Journal writes that former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers believe that the government should put together a $75 billion…
Part of what was supposed to happen in Detroit this year was that the new UAW contract was going to lower costs for the Big Three. This would bring their cost to…
GM (GM) was hoping to take a controlling interest in large Russian car maker Avtovaz to expand its footprint in the fast-growing market. Many analysts believe that Russian will pass all other…
Douglas A. McIntyre Chrysler is recalling over 575,000 vehicles. According to Reuters "long-term wear on the gear shift assembly could cause them to shift out of park without the key in the ignition." The move…
The November 30 short interest of NYSE traded stocks shows that the market is predicting a further drop in financial and tech stocks. The numbers compare to November 15, 2007. The short…
The new cost cuts at GM (GM) and Ford (F) are not going to help them with their debt service. Cash flow will be hurt by a combination of lower US car…
According to Reuters, OPEC will probably keep oil output at current levels. Reuters writes that a goverment plan to help sub-prime borrowers will probably freeze their rates for five years. Reuters writes…
Going back to 1962, GM (GM) sold half of all the cars bought in America. By 1981, it had only dropped to 45%. In 1999, the Big Three still had a 71%…
Ford (F) and GM (GM) said they would cut back production for 2008. Demand is just not there due to higher fuel prices and a slow economy. But, that is not the…
GM’s (GM) shares sold off almost 5% on news that it sold 261,273 cars and light trucks in the United States in November compared to 293,558 vehicles a year earlier, an 11%…
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