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Asia Markets 6/12/2008 (TM)(LFC)(SNP)(SNE)
Markets in Asia were down sharply. The Nikkei fell 2.1% to 13,889. NEC fell 4.5% to 547. Sony (SNE) fell 2.8% to 5130. Toyota (TM) fell 2.7% to 5400. The Hnag Seng…
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Cars and Drivers
Toyota’s (TM) Electric Razor Car (GM)(F)
Detroit may be falling behind the curve again. Toyota (TM) will begin to mass produce lithium ion-batteries in less than two years, making the chances that a working electric car will be…
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Media
Media Digest 6/11/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, volume sales are now the key to success for Apple’s (AAPL) new iPhone. Reuters reports that the head of Merrill Lynch (MER) supports ongoing regulatory access to data from…
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Investing
Asia Markets 6/9/2008 (SNE)(TM)
Most markets in Asia were down with Chinese market closed. The Nikkei was off 2.2% to 14,818. Canon was down 4.4% to 5450. Sony (SNE) was down 3.7% to 5280. Toyota (TM)…
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Cars and Drivers
GM (GM): We Have Made Our Bed, But Will Not Sleep In It
There was nothing wrong with relying heavily on pick-ups and SUVs for the bulk of GM’s (GM) sales. That is what CEO Rick Wagoner told the FT. The fact that "light trucks…
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Cars and Drivers
Detroit Bloodbath Improves Productivity (GM)(TM)
Tautology has raised it ugly head in Detroit where car company executives insist that the more people they fire, the more productive they become. So they fire more people each month and…
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Cars and Drivers
Useless News Of The Day: Ford (F) And GM (GM) Do Well In JD Power Quality Survey
Everyone in the car industry waits for the once-a-year JD Power Initial Quality Study to come out. The poll looks at how many defects a car has in the first 90 days…
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Investing
Asia Markets 6/4/2008 (HMC)(TM)(LFC)
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose 1.6% to 14,436. Honda (HMC) rose 8.6% to 3790. Nissan rose 5.3% to 974. Toyota (TM) rose 3.2% to 5,570. The Hang Seng was…
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Cars and Drivers
GM (GM) Sales Go To Hell
GM (GM) reported a 28% drop in May domestic sales to 268,892 cars and trucks from 371,056 a year ago. Cars dropped 14% while trucks fell 37%. GM blamed strikes, including the…
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Transportation
The Death Of Creative Destruction: Planes, Trains, And Automobiles (GM)(TM)(DAL)(NWA)(CAL)(AMR)
One of the most brilliant theories in business is that large companies are destroyed by more nimble competitors. Over time, the small companies become the large ones. The genius and capacity for…
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Media
Media Digest 6/2/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, the head of Harris Bank said the company was not for sale. Reuters writes that Toyota (TM) will cut its sales forecasts for the US. Reuters reports that Nomura…
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Asia Markets 6/2/2008 (SNE)(TM)(LFC)(CHL)(SNP)
Markets in Asia were mostly higher The Nikkei rose .7% to 14,440. Sony (SNE) rose 4.6% to 5520. Toyota (TM) rose 1.9% to 5470. The Hang Seng was up 1.5% to 24,890.…
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Asia Markets 5/28/208 (TM)
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell 1.3% to 13,709. Nippon Oil was down 4.6% to 752. Toyota (TM) was off 1.6% to 5020. The Hang Seng fell .3% to 24,216.…
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Media
Media Digest 5/26/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Asian economy’s may be severely damaged by rising oil and commodities prices. Reuters writtes that European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet say that the markets are going through an…
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Asia Markets 5/26/2008 (SNE)(TM)(CHL)(PTR)
Markets in Asia were off sharply The Nikkei fell 2.3% to 13,690;. Sony (NYSE:SNE) fell 2.6% to 2910 yen. Toyota (NYE:TM) fell 2.5% to 5010. Yahoo Japan rose 4.6% to 45850. The…