Ford (F) will be putting over $13 billion into a fund which the UAW will use to pay health-care costs. That will take the liability for these expenses off Ford’s balance sheet…
According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) and GM (GM) gained sales in October despite a weak US car market. Reuters writes that News Corp’s (NWS) MySpace joined the new Google (GOOG) association of…
Markets in Asia fell sharply The Nikkei was off 2.1% to 16,517. Honda (HMC) was down 3.9% to 4210. Toyota (TM) was down 4% to 6480. The Hang Seng fell 3% to…
Ford (F) had another bad month for sales in its domestic vehicle operations. US units fell almost 10% to just over 195,000 total cars and light trucks. Wall St. thought the numbers…
Most analysts believe that October car sales will be down slightly from a year ago. While units sold by GM (GM) and Toyota (TM) are expected to be relatively flat, Ford (F)…
Markets In Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell .6% to 16,359. Canon (CAJ) fell 3.4% to 5730. Docomo (DCM) rose 1.3% to 152000. Toyota (TM) fell 2.3% to 6040. The Hang Seng…
Toyota (TM) recently had to recall several hundred thousand cars in it native Japan. It lost its top sport in the Consumer Reports reliability survey. Its shares trade near a 52-week low.…
According to Reuters, Halliburton (HAL) increased its third quarter profit by 19%. Reuters writes that Wal-Mart (WMT) will buy the part of its Japanese operations that it does not own for $350…
Shares in Asia were mixed with the Shanghai Composite off 3.5% to 5,825. The Nikkei rose .9% to 17,106. Sony (SNE) rose .6% to 5,430. Toyota (TM) rose 1.1% to 6350. The…
Recently, the signs on the road have looked bad for Toyota (TM). The last Consumer Reports survey of vehicle reliability dropped the biggest Japanese car company to third place after it had…
According to Reuters, the Mortgage Bankers Association said that mortgage originations will fall next year to the lowest levels since 2000, forcing job losses for at least 30,000 more home finance professionals.…
24/7 Wall St. wrote earlier that Toyota (TM) is trading near its 52-week low. Given the relative success of the big car company compared to rivals like GM (GM), the stock price…
It really does not make any sense. The world’s largest and most profitable car company should not be at a 52-week low. But, it is. Yesterday, Toyota (TM) dropped to $107.68 on…
Toyota (TM) Hard to believe. Must be the UAW settlement. Drops $107.70 from 52-week high of $138. Nautilus (NLS) Fitness company cuts jobs. Down to $6.74 from 52-week high of $18.63. Standard…
Shares in Ford (F) are up almost 25% this year. Toyota’s (TM) are down about 15%. GM (GM) is the share price champion, rising about 35% since January 1. Ford does not…
