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Asia Markets 7/30/2007
Markets in Asia were slightly higher. The Nikkei was up a fraction to 17,289. Canan (CAJ) was down 2.9% to 6340. NEC (NIPNY) was down 1.3% to 592. Toyota (TM) was up…
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Honda’s (HMC) Profits Rise As Its Sales Increase In US
It is not enough that the Big Three have to contend with Toyota (TM) gaining market share in the US every month. Honda’s (HMC) earnings and guidance suggested that the company will…
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Media Digest 7/25/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Amazon’s (AMZN) sales and earnings rose and the stock was up almost 20% after hours. Reuters writes that the CEO of XM Satellite (XMSR) will step down next month.…
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GM’s (GM) Overseas Home Run
GM (GM) may not be doing well in the US, but overseas is a different matter. While the big US car company sold slightly few units in Q2 than rival Toyota (TM),…
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Media Digest 3/20/2007 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s
According to Reuters, Bernanke believes that subprime losses could hit $100 billion. Reuters writes that GM (GM) closed the gap between itself and Toyota (TM) for total unit sales in Q2. Reuters…
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Asia Markets 7/19/2007
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose .5% to 18,117. KDDI rose 1.9% to 908000. NEC (NIPNY) fell .9% to 629. Toyota (TM) rose 1.1% to 7540. The Hang Seng rose…
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GM’s (GM) Diesel Dreams
GM (GM) has bought 50% of diesel engine company VM Motori. Newer clean diesel engines are being viewed as an alternative to hybrid models for delivering fuel-efficient cars and trucks. With the…
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Asia Markets 7/18/2007
Markets in Asia were mostly down. The Nikkei fell 1.1% to 18,016. Hitachi (HIT) fell 1.4% to 861. NTT (NTT) rose .6% to 543000. Toyota (TM) fell 1.3% to 7460. The Hang…
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Harris Poll: Brands Ain’t Stock Prices (SNE)(TM)(KO)
Another study has come out showing the lack of a connection between brand reputation and share price activity. Harris Interactive "best brands" survey was based on a poll of 2,372 adults from…
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Asia Markets 7/17/2007
Markets in Asia were mixed with the Shanghai Composite up 1.9% to 3,896. The Nikkei was off .1% to 18,217. Honda (HMC) was down 1.1% to 4540. Sony (SNE) was down .9%…
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Asia Markets 7/9/2007
Markets in Asia rallied with the Nikkei hitting a seven-year high. The Nikkei rose .7% to 18,252. KDDI fell 1.3% to 900000. NTT (NTT) fell 1.1% to 544,000. Toyota (TM) rose .5%…
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Chinese Car Market Gets Crowded
Nissan wants to sell 300,000 cars in China this year. During 2006, the company moved 220,000 units. The Japanese company is even beginning to market its luxury Inifiniti line to the upper…
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GM’s (GM) Market Share Drives Off A Cliff
Edmunds writes that GM’s (GM) North American market share in the most recent month dropped to 22.1%. In 2002, during the same month, the number was 30.2%. The latest number is a…
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Top 10 Stock Issues Review of This Week (July 6, 2007)
Stock Tickers: CME, BOT, DFS, RIMM, AAPL, AA, RTP, AL, AMD, MOT, ALU, MPEL, GM, TM, BIDU, INTC, DELL, MSFT If the CME (CME) and CBOT (BOT) doesn’t get approved next week,…
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GM’s (GM) Armageddon
Not enough lip stick for this pig. GM’s (GM) June sales dropped 21%. The company has no excuses, since its sales of low margin vehicle to rental car fleets were down 22%.…