Ford Motor Company
NYSE: F
$11.23
+$0.17 (+1.5%)
Closing Price on October 24, 2024
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It is hard to imagine an industry where when sales are off 30% to 40% it is considered a good thing. Welcome, to the Detroit auto company bailout of 2009. Sales of light vehicles at GM (GM) fell 31%...
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The mathematics of the US car company bailout are simple. At least the car companies say that they are. Expenses get cut. Labor costs go down to what they are for Japanese auto firms operating in the...
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Last summer, a gallon of gas cost over $4. Now the prices has dropped below two bucks and is still falling. The sharp drop in crude oil is to blame. Intuition would say that people should drive more...
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According to Reuters, housing and consumer confidence both suffered record drops. Reuters reports that GMAC eased lending rules after the government provided it with $6 billion. Reuters reports that...
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"Baby, you can drive my car /yes, I’m gonna be a star/ Baby you can drive my car /And maybe I’ll love you."–The Beatles. The matchless idiocy which has defined the fall of the US car industry...
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According to Reuters, GMAC will get $6 billion from the government with $1 billion coming through GM (GM). Reuters reports that violence in Gaza intensified. Reuters writes that Japan is looking at a...
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Kirk Kerkorian used to be considered "smart money". He wears a dunce hat now that Ford (F) is back near $2. According to Reuters his investment firm, Tracinda Corp., has sold all of its shares in the...
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These are some of the key analyst downgrades and negative calls we have seen this Tuesday morning: ADTRAN (ADTN) Cut to Neutral at Baird. Allianz (AZ) Started as Underperform at Jefferies. Cypress...
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Toyota (TM) has been poised to become the preeminent global car company for sometime. Its worldwide production passed GM’s (GM) in the first half of the year. It is well ahead of US rivals in...
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These are some of the top pre-market analyst downgrades and negative calls we are seeing this Friday morning: American Axle (AXL) Cut to Sell at Deutsche Bank. American Express (AXP) Started as Sell...
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The Nasdaq and NYSE have all sorts of rules about what a company has to have in terms of total shareholders, stock price, and balance sheet ratios to get listed. Both operations also have regulations...
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According to Reuters, the House passed a $14 billion bailout bill. Reuters reports that according to Mastercard (MA) retail sales fell sharply in November. Reuters writes that Congress criticized...
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It may be old school but for every action their is an equal and opposite reaction. Take the auto bailout. It turns out that creating a car czar with special powers over The Big Three could trigger...
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Earlier reports had the $15 bailout framework as being reached as a conceptual agreement between the House of Representatives and the White House. In other words, in theory. But now fresh reports...
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No matter how far down bank stocks go and how hard regulators try to keep short sellers out of financial shares, some of the smart money is willing to gamble that the fortunes of the sector will get...
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