Automobile Manufacturers

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) to report its Q1 EPS at $0.93 on revenue of $35.59 billion. GM shares gained 0.97% to $33.36 in after-hours trading. JDS Uniphase Corp (NASDAQ: JDSU) swung to a profit in the fiscal...

General Motors (NYSE: GM) said Wednesday it will invest $131 million in the Bowling Green Assembly plant to support production of the next generation Chevrolet Corvette, adding about 250 jobs.

Gainers (% price change): Volcom Inc. (VLCM) a designer, marketer and distributor of young men and young women clothing, footwear, accessories and related products under the Volcom brand name is trading at a price of $24.40, a dramatic change of +4.67 (23.67%) from its previous day's close....

Piper Jaffray, which raised its PT on shares of Kenexa Corp. (NASDAQ: KNXA), is providing some color on the stock. “Kenexa reported $63M revenue, above consensus of $61M, and $0.15 PF EPS, above consensus of $0.14,” Piper Jaffray writes. “Revenue grew 59% y/y, faster than comparably-sized HCM...

UPDATE: Nissan Wins $1B Contract To Provide NYC Taxis (NSANY)

Small cars have helped GM (NYSE: GM) post April sales figures up 27% vs. an 11% estimate. These smaller, more fuel-efficient cars have also helped Ford (NYSE: F) post a 16% increase in April sales vs. a 15% estimate. GM is trading up over 2% on the day and Ford is trading under a percent lower...

Nissan (NSANY) today reported April U.S. sales of 71,526 units versus 63,769 units a year earlier, an increase of 12.2 percent. Nissan Division sales were up 14.5 percent for the month at 64,765 units. Sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased 6.2 percent from the prior year, to 6,761 units.

Ford (NYSE: F) April Sales up 16% vs. 15% Estimate

Nissan (NSANY) U.S. April Vehicles Sales Up 12.2% vs 33% Estimate

GM (NYSE: GM) is Currently Trading Near its $33 IPO Price

GM (NYSE: GM) says, "sees gains in market share on japan supply shortages... GM reiterates U.S. auto sales forecast of 13M to 13.5M... supply constraints to hurt us sales in Q2, Q3... . auto sales will recover in Q4."

GM (NYSE: GM) Ticking Over 2.5% Higher After Vehicle Sales Beat

CORRECTION: General Motors (NYSE: GM) April Sales up 26.4% vs. 14% Estimate

Brean Murray upgraded Arch Coal Inc (NYSE: ACI) from “hold” to “buy.” ACI's shares closed at $33.53 yesterday. Arch Coal's PEG ratio is 0.17. FBR Capital upgraded Hercules Offshore Inc (NASDAQ: HERO) from “underperform” to “outperform.” HERO's shares closed at $5.97 yesterday. HERO's trailing-...

Honda Motor Co. (NYSE: HMC) said today that it will be cutting production of the 2012 Civic, as the company is worried about a parts shortage because of the Japanese earthquake. Honda said it will cut production of the 2012 version of the car through the summer, and may go longer if need be....