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Asia Markets And Europe Open 10/13/2009

Most markets in Asia rose. The Nikkei was up .6% to 10,055. Honda (NYSE:HMC) gained. The Hang Seng was up…

GM China Sales Rise 55% To A Record

GM’s sales may be taking a thrashing in its home market, but Chines sales for the No.1 US car company…

Chrysler Fires Top Management As Sales Get Worse

Chrysler is in deep trouble. It is deep enough that analysts and the media have questioned whether it has enough…

Media Digest (10/2/2009) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   The retirement package for Ken Lewis of Bank of America (BAC) may be as high as $125 million. Reuters:  …

Chrysler May Not Make It Another Year

Rumors, credible rumors, are beginning to circulate in the car industry and the automotive press, that Chrysler may not make…

Value Of Dollar Killing Japanese Car Profts, Could Help The Big Three

The expected recovery of the American car business was supposed to be based on huge cost cuts at all three…

Media Digest 10/1/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Ken Lewis will step down as CEO of Bank of America (BAC) Reuters:   Cisco (CSCO) bought Tandbeg  for $3…

Asia Markets And Europe Open 9/29/2009

Market in Asia were mixed The Nikkei was higher by .9% to 10,100. Honda (HMC) rose. The Hang Seng was…

Asia Markets And Europe Open 9/28/2009

Markets in Asia were markedly lower. The Nikkei dropped 2.5% to 10,010. Honda (HMC) fell sharply. The Hang Seng was…

Today’s Best Market Rumors 9/25/2009 (GE)(TM)(F)(JPM)(AAPL)

Update: Verizon (VZ) may consider buying DirecTV (WSJ) Update: The Apple (AAPL) iPhone will cost an extraordinarily high $303 in…

The Global Car Industry Stays Brutal: Russians Cut 26,000 Jobs

The employee bloodletting in the automotive industry is not confined to the US where hundreds of thousands of factory workers…

Media Digest 9/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   The young and affluent in China may become more active consumers. Reuters:   The G20 is looking to nurture the…

Asia Markets And Europe Open 9/24/2009

Markets in Asia were mixed as Japan reopened after a three day holiday. The Nikkei was up 1.9% to 10,544. …

Toyota (TM) To Spend $1 Billion To Get Back US Momentum

The 100 Most Valuable Brands Of 2009?

Several consulting firms post annual figures for the world’s most valuable brands. The two best known are probably the Interbrand…