Toyota (NYSE: TM) has rolled out the first car under its new cost savings program. Not only is the car cheaper to make, but the largest Japanese car maker claims it is…
Douglas A. McIntyre 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…
Markets in Asia mixed. The Nikkei rose .4% to 13,068. Sony (SNE) rose 2.2% to 4,730. Toyota (TM) fell 1.7% to 5,870. The Hang Seng rose 1.1% to 23,170. China Life (LFC)…
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…
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…
Many markets in Asia were closed for a holiday. The Nikkei dropped 1.4% to 13,017. NEC dropped 2.9% to 401. Sony (SNE) dropped 1.9% to 4,620. Toyota (TM) dropped .3% to 5,880.…
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…
Markets in Asia fell sharply The Nikkei was off 4.7% to 13,099. Mazda was down 7.2% to 439. Softbank was off 6.3% to 2005. Sony (SNE) fell 3% to 4,570. Toyota (TM)…
Toyota (TM) reported a 7.5% increase in profits for the last quarter of 2007. By itself that is an achievement for any car company. The big Japanese firm did indicate that the…
According to Reuters, Microsoft (MSFT) would borrow some of the money for a purchase of Yahoo! (YHOO). Reuters writes that Toyota’s (TM) net grew 7.5% on emerging market growth. Reuters writes that…
We are constantly looking for the business angle of current events, and what could be more pressing than the Super Bowl today. More people watch the Super Bowl than watch live coverage…
Markets in Asia were mixed at 3.10 AM New York time. The Nikkei was up 1.9% to 23.329. Sony (SNE) was up 3.6% to 5,220. Toyota (TM) was up 5.4% to 5,820.…
Markets in Asia fell sharply. The Nikkei traded down 4% to 13,088. Sony (SNE) fell 4.5% to 4880. Toyota (TM) fell 4.1% to 5,340. The Hang Seng fell 4.3% 24,054. China Life…
Markets in Asia were shsrply higher The Nikkei rose 4.1% to 13,529. NEC rose 8.2% to 449. Toyota (TM) rose 6.3% to 5570. The Hang Seng rose 6,7% to 25,122. China Life…
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