Carol Bartz resigns from Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) board. (Reuters) Lagarde disputes reports of an IMF study that shows a $372 billion capital shortfall among Europe’s banks. (Reuters) Bank of America’s (NYSE: BAC)…
The automobile industry is once again in a period of lowering demand for its vehicles and this may put two years of advances in jeopardy. Last week was a particularly bad week for this industry. Ford (NYSE: F)…
Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) rolled out its 2012 model Camry in Japan yesterday. For the Japanese market, the carmaker will sell only the gasoline-electric hybrid. That puts the company on par…
Many economists said U.S. car sales were strong in August and that the improvement was a sign of a better trend in consumer spending. That was hardly true. Sales rose 7.5% to…
Jon OggThese are some of this Wednesday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Maintained Underperform and cut estimates at Credit…
Most companies want to be number one in their markets. Once there, however, they have trouble keeping the top spot for long. They are flanked by smaller, nimbler companies that have better…
Federal officials may consider cuts in food stamp programs that serve 46 million people. (Reuters) Housing prices probably continued to fall in July. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) and Ford (NYSE: F) to…
Two of the world’s largest car makers have announced a development project that could lead to a gasoline/electric hybrid drive train for light trucks and SUVs by the end of the decade.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) Cut to Underperform at BofA/ML. Intrepid Potash,…
General Motors (NYSE: GM) will build a Cadillac fueled by electricity. And it will be added to a long line of new electric-powered models that are unlikely to have many buyers. The…
China became the largest car and light truck market in the world when it passed the U.S. two years ago. This has prompted all of the big auto manufacturers to quicken their…
Chrysler has tried to rebuild its image under the management of Italian car company Fiat. The number three U.S. manufacturer even makes money. The issue that continues to nag the firm is…
Saab is one of the major brands that will go under this year. Once owned by GM (NYSE: GM), it has not been able to find financial backers to take it forward.…
Wall St. had its worst sell-off in two years (Reuters) Regulators have begun to tussle over interpretations of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill (Reuters) LinkedIn (NYSE: LNK) posted strong earnings and a…
Honda (NYSE: HMC) and Toyota (NYSE: TM) had horrible domestic sales in the U.S. in July, mostly because of parts shortages caused by the Japanese earthquake. GM (NYSE: GM) barely hit forecasts,…
