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Asia Markets 12/26/2007
Markets in Asia were up with several closed. The Nikkei rose .7% to 15,654. Docomo (DCM) rose 1.6% to 190000. Toyota (TM) rose 1.6% to 6,180. The Shanghai Composite rose .6% to…
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Media
News Digest 12/25/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
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…
6:14am ET
Cars and Drivers
Toyota (TM) Gets Better At Saving Money
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…
9:38am ET
Cars and Drivers
A Big Recall For Chrysler, A Black Eye For Detroit (GM)(F)
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…
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Cars and Drivers
Merging GM (GM) And Ford (F)
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%…
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Cars and Drivers
A China’s Chery Begins To Export Cars, Auto Companies Face New Competition
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…
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Investing
Media Digest 11/29/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, GM (GM) will begin to build hybrid cars in China next year. Reuters writes that BHP Billiton (BHP) is insisting that a merger with Rio Tinto (RTP) will not…
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Investing
Memo To Asian Investors
Asia markets are likely to open lower based on a sharp fall in US financial shares and concerns about the dollar. “With the U.S. performing so poorly, it can only mean bad…
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Investing
Memo To Asia Investors: Big Pressure At The Open
Market in Japan and China should expect big pressure at the open on concerns over US credit markets, a lending freeze in China, and rising oil prices. .Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo…
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Energy
How Investors Should View Honda’s Fuel Cell Car (HMC, F, TM, BLDP, ZAAP)
The promise of fuel cell cars has been a long arduous prospect for investors and for green-tech consumers alike. Last week marked the more official unveiling of Honda Motor’s FCX Clarity, the…
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Cars and Drivers
US Car Industry Could Face 2008 Disaster (GM)(F)(TM)
Imagine what would happen if vehicle sales in the US dropped nearly 10% from one year to the next. Car sales did drop 11% in America during 1991 and hit a low…
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Asia Markets 11/8/2007 Shanghai Down Almost 5%
Markets in Asia were off sharply.’ The Nikkei was down 2% to 15,772. NTT (NTT) was down 3.7% to 509000. Sony (SNE) was down 2.4% to 5390. Toyota (TM) was down 4.2%…
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Cars and Drivers
Toyota (TM) Still On Top Of The World
Word was that Toyota (TM) was hurting. Sales in the US have not been robust and they have been falling in the company’s home market of Japan. Car markets are slowing overall…
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Retail
Wal-Mart’s (WMT) Online Business May Show Company Is Better
Sales at Walmart.com have been doing well, and the head of the unit expects a robust holiday season. "Customers are still spending for the holidays. Halloween was very good for us, so…
Douglas A. McIntyre 4:11am ET
Media
Media Digest 11/7/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, profits rose 2.7% at Toyota (TM) and the company raised full-year forecasts. Reuters writes that GM (GM) will take a $39 billion non-cash charge in Q3 Reuters reports that…