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Asia Markets 7/3/2008 (TM)(SNE)(LFC)(SNP)
Most markets in Asia fell modestly. The Nikkei was off .2% to 13,265. Sony (SNE) was up .8% to 4600.Toyota (TM) was down .8% to 4900. The Hang Seng fell .6% to…
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Cars and Drivers
A GM (GM) Chapter 11?
Merrill Lynch has said what many people already believe. One of the large US car companies could go into bankruptcy. Merrill’s comments target GM (GM). The brokerage’s analysis is that the biggest…
5:37am ET
Cars and Drivers
Honda (HMC) Sells Two Of Top Five Cars In US
It speaks volumes that Honda (HMC), an also-ran Japanese car company behind Toyota (TM) for years, had two of the top five selling cars in the US during June. It is a…
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Cars and Drivers
With June Worse Than Expected, Question Arises Whether GM (GM) And Ford (F) Can Stay Independent
The June numbers for domestic vehicles sales were worse than expected. Most of the car companies posted 30% or greater declines in light truck and SUV units. For Ford (F), total units…
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Cars and Drivers
Merging Ford (F) And Chrysler
It has been over a year since hedge fund Cerberus bought Chrysler and installed Home Depot (HD) pariah Robert Nardelli as the car company’s unlikely CEO. Cerberus coughed up $7.4 billion for…
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Cars and Drivers
US Auto Sales Coming With Free Rope (GM, F, TM, HMC)
On Tuesday, it won’t just be the first day of the month nor just the first day of the quarter. It is yet another reporting day for new car and truck sales…
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Media
Media Digest 6/24/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, a proposal from the SEC would cut the role of credit rating agencies. Reuters writes that United (UAUA) will lay-off 950 pilots. Reuters reports that GM (GM) will cut…
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Cars and Drivers
Detroit: To Make Matters Worse… (GM)(TM)
The car companies may be on a treasure hunt by the end of the year to improve their balance sheets with new cash. North American car and SUV sales are that and.…
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Investing
Reorganizing Yahoo! (YHOO) To Death
Most of the financial papers have stories about a big management reorganization at Yahoo!. A number of the top people are already hitting the doors like patrons fleeing a burning theater. According…
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Media
Media Digest 6/19/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Paulson will push for more market and financial regulations. Reuters writes the Anheuser-Busch (BUD) board will meet on the InBev offer. Reuters reports that the GAO was critical of…
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Asia Markets 6/19/2008 Shanghai down 6.5% (LFC)(SNP)(TM)
Markets in Asia fell sharply. The Nikkei was off 2.2% to 14,130. Mazda fell 5.5% to 568. Toyota (TM) fell 3.2% to 5490. The Hang Seng dropped 2.2% to 22,807. China Life…
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Asia Market 6/18/2008 (TM)(LFC)(SNP)
Markets in Asia were mostly higher. The Nikkei rose .7% to 14,453. Olympus rose 3.3% to 3750. Toyota (TM) rose 1.3% to 5670. The Hang Seng rose 1.5% to 23,397. China Life…
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Cars and Drivers
Same Headline, Wrong Tactic, Again: Ford (F) To Cut Costs
Ford (F) is making the rounds of its employees and unions to tell them that the company will have to take out more costs. According to The Wall Street Journal, the word…
5:13am ET
Cars and Drivers
Ford (F) Asks Uncle Sam To Build An Electric Car
Ford (F) wants the Feds to help it build and market an electric car. The vehicle manufacturer argues that if Congress does not give incentives to citizens who want to buy the…
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Cars and Drivers
GM (GM) Runs Out Of Ground
Investors figure the only way that GM (GM) makes it out of its current troubles is that its overseas operations make money to offset trouble in the US. In the domestic market,…