Tesla’s Market Value Still Almost as Large as Ford’s

Posted: May 24, 2019 at 6:30 am

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has a market cap of just over $39 billion. Despite a near panic sell-off of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares over the past week, it ...
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Ford F-Series Pickup Will Be America’s Best-Selling Vehicle for Years

Posted: May 20, 2019 at 6:20 am

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) sold 909,330 of its F-Series full-sized pickup last year. Through the first quarter of this year, Ford sold 214,611. In both periods, and for 36 ...
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Ford Recalls 300,000 Fusion, Ranger Vehicles

Posted: May 15, 2019 at 10:53 am

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) announced Wednesday morning that it is recalling about 2,760 model year 2019 Ford Ranger pickups and about 270,000 model years 2013 through 2016 Fusions to ...
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These American Companies Have the Most to Lose from the China Trade War

Posted: May 14, 2019 at 10:10 am

The trade skirmish between China and the United States has become a full-blown trade war. The United States has raised tariffs on $200 billion Chinese goods from 10% to 25%. ...
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Is This the Shakeup That Bed Bath & Beyond Needs?

Posted: May 13, 2019 at 9:50 am

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) shares started the week with a gain after the company announced that long-time CEO Steven Temares is stepping down on Monday. A group ...
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This Small Swiss Company Is Taking Starbucks to Court

Posted: May 11, 2019 at 8:45 am

Starbucks recalled a coffee maker, and the maker of the maker has sued. Starbucks called the suit "baseless." It appears, for now, a court will decide the matter. Starbucks sells ...
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Battered Ford Offers Something Almost No Other Company Does — a 5.8% Yield

Posted: May 9, 2019 at 6:30 am

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has been in the stock market doghouse for a long time. Its share price is down 34% over the past five years, while the S&P ...
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GM’s Self-Driving Car Division Gets $1.15 Billion in Fresh Cash

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 12:10 pm

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) paid $1 billion for self-driving vehicle startup Cruise Automation in 2016. Tuesday morning in a statement posted on Twitter, Cruise announced that it had received ...
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Why US Auto Sales Tumbled in April

Posted: May 2, 2019 at 11:50 am

While analysts were expecting April light vehicle sales to post a seasonally adjusted average rate (SAAR) of 16.9 million units sold, U.S. consumers chose instead to sit on the wallets. ...
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Amazon Plans to Offer One-Day Delivery, but Is It Really Possible?

Posted: April 29, 2019 at 8:27 am

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced it will offer free one-day shipping of packages to some members of its Prime service. Over the past few days, it has faced labor ...
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Ford Still Trades Well Below 52-Week High, Underperforms GM

Posted: April 28, 2019 at 7:19 am

Despite what some investors believe was good earnings news that caused a rally in the shares of Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), its stock continues to trade well below its ...
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United Technologies Is Top Dow Stock of 2019, Up 32%

Posted: April 27, 2019 at 8:20 am

The Dow Jones industrial average has surged by 13.79% this year to 26,543.33, which puts it in all-time record territory. Far outpacing that rate of increase, United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: ...
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Auto Sales Forecast to Fall in April, Though Higher Profits May Cushion the Blow

Posted: April 26, 2019 at 12:10 pm

Most automakers will be reporting April sales next Thursday and the news is not expected to be very good. A combination of higher interest rates on vehicle loans, higher prices ...
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Tesla Still Plans to Deliver as Many as 400,000 Cars This Year

Posted: April 25, 2019 at 6:15 am

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) posted relatively poor earnings. However, if the number of cars an auto company sells is a major key to success, Tesla continues to be on the ...
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Kohl’s & Amazon: A Deal With the Devil?

Posted: April 23, 2019 at 1:35 pm

Kohl’s Corp. (NYSE: KSS) announced Tuesday morning that it is partnering with a company some have dubbed as the Death Star for retailers: Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). In this partnership, ...
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