5:35am ET
Cars and Drivers
Ford’s Big China Recall
Ford Motor (NYSE: F) has announced that it will recall 236,642 Focus cars in China, one of the largest in the history of the People’s Republic. China is now the world’s largest…
TM Coverage Page 93
1:18pm ET
Energy
Honda Looks to China for Battery-Powered Autos (HMC, TM, F, BRK-A, BYDDF)
Without specifying a partner, the CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) said yesterday that he hopes that his company can work with China to develop batteries for an all-electric vehicle .…
3:49am ET
Media
Media Digest 5/21/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Shares in Europe plunged Reuters: Oil hit the shores of Louisiana Reuters: The EU faces scrutiny over whether its austerity measure will be adequate. Reuters: The euro moved up in a…
8:14pm ET
Energy
Tesla Chances Efforts With Toyota (TM)
In the past, securing Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM) as a partner and investor would have been a score for Tesla Motors. The reality is that it still probably is. The problem…
Jon C. Ogg 3:47am ET
Media
Media Digest 5/14/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Senate backed restrictions on credit rating agencies and credit card fees. Reuters: Oil dropped to a three-month low based on demand. Reuters: Facebook will hold a staff meeting on privacy.…
3:46am ET
Media
Media Digest (5/11/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Doubts about the EU plan drove markets down. Reuters: SEC and the exchanges will boost market rules to prevent huge sell-offs. Reuters: A Fed official said nations must rebalance their inward and outward…
3:57am ET
Media
Media Digest 5/5/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Calm water is helping manage the Gulf oil spill. Reuters: April retail sales should be up in a sign of consumer recovery. Reuters: The US is questioning Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:…
3:54am ET
Media
Media Digest (4/29/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT. Bloomberg
Reuters: Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) will gamble on the smartphone industry with its buyout of Palm (NADSAQ: PALM) Reuters: The oil spill from a BP plc (NYSE: BP) rig is close to shore. Reuters: …
5:57am ET
Cars and Drivers
Auto Sales Probably Took A Sharp Dive In April: Toyota, Ford, And GM Will Fight For No.1 Spot
The incentives that drove March domestic car sales have begun to go away. These were driven primarily by manufacturers who needed to match Toyota’s (NYSE: TM) discounts as it tried to regain market share…
3:39am ET
Media
Media Digest (4/22/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The head of GM says taxpayers may get their entire investment back. Reuters: Obama will urge tougher rules on Wall St. Reuters: The CEO of Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) attacked…
6:00am ET
Cars and Drivers
Misleading Research: Americans Now Prefer American Cars
American cars have now passed their Asian competitors in the quality race among US consumers. The new Associated Press-GfK Poll shows that “38 percent say U.S. cars are best and 33 percent prefer…
3:54am ET
Media
Media Digest (4/20/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) password operation was hit by cyberattacks. Reuters: A leading political party in Germany is urging that the nation not deal with Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS). Reuters: …
9:11am ET
Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (4/19/2010
Updated throughout the day. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) will pay its London bankers a total 3.5 billion pounds. (Times of London) French firm L’Occitane Groupe plans a China based IPO to raise…
8:58am ET
Investing
The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Watch 4.19
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
5:54am ET
Cars and Drivers
Toyota Will Pay $16 Million Fine, But Guilt Gets Dodged
According to many media sources, Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM) will pay the $16.4 million penalty levied on it for not disclosing sticking pedal information which eventually caused the company to recall…
Douglas A. McIntyre