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The three major US equities indexes opened lower this morning following debt rating downgrades to six European countries last night and a somewhat lighter than expected bump in US retail sales. In...
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The month of December was the leading month for new car sales in the US in 2010. It was the second leading month in 2009, and the pattern could continue this year as pent-up demand from buyers boosts...
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About three weeks ago, we looked at target prices and implied share price gains in a number of auto sector stocks. The quarterly earnings season had just begun, and hopes were pretty high for the...
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New car sales in September are estimated to have risen 19% year-over-year, though down -5.5% sequentially. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of new car sales is now set at about 12.9 million new...
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In late August, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: DTG) demanded that its suitors, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) and Avis Budget Group Inc. (NYSE: CAR), make an offer that...
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Zipcar (NASDAQ: ZIP) brought new convenience to the car rental market, but whatever moat it created has been damaged by the actions of America’s largest car companies and their car rental...
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There’s really something odd about the latest deal from Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) to team up with Zipcar, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP). Ford will provide up to 1,000 of its Escorts and Escapes to Zipcar over...
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Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Friday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN), Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:...
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We are seeing a floodgate of after-hours movers since the 4:00 PM EST closing bell today. Almost all are on earnings and this is setting up a huge round of movers for Thursday. The stocks on the...
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We have another very busy earnings week ahead for the second quarter reporting season. Some are DJIA components and some are sector-movers or market-movers. We are tracking earnings and giving...
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Friday morning.American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Started as Buy at...
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These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning.Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ARCO) Started as Overweight at...
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The good news for the IPO market in 2011 is that investors are willing to pay for IPOs. They are even willing to overpay for quality IPOs. The problem is when these get fully priced or become too...
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Zipcar Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP) is a hot IPO. That is good, right? It would be in most cases except for the amount of money this leaves on the table. Investors who were allocated IPO shares are...
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Zipcar Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP) is looking to be a hotter IPO than its pricing. The offering for the car sharing rental model sold shares at $18.00 per share versus what had been a $14.00 to $16.00...
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