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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Recreational Vehicles Industry With The Highest ROE (WGO, THO, DW, ACAT)
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 4:54am | 134Below are the top small-cap recreational vehicle stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Winnebago Industries Inc (NYSE: WGO) is 16.12%. WGO's PEG ratio is 1.52. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Thor Industries Inc (...
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Auto Sales Climb the Ladder - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 5:06pm | 498Light vehicle sales in the U.S. during December rose 12.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 12.55 million units, reflecting a continuous recovery in the industry. All the major automakers except Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) posted an increase in sales. U.S. Automakers Sales...
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Auto Sales Climb the Ladder - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 4:45pm | 498Light vehicle sales in the U.S. during December rose 12.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 12.55 million units, reflecting a continuous recovery in the industry. All the major automakers except Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) posted an increase in sales. U.S. Automakers Sales...
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How Beijing's Policies Could Mean No More Smart-phones
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 12:38pm | 1581In the usually quiet week between Christmas and New Year's China shook up the investing world by saying that it will further limit exports of rare earth elements. By now you've likely heard of rare earth elements, either in this letter or from other media outlets...
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How Beijing's Policies Could Mean No More Smart-phones
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 12:38pm | 1581In the usually quiet week between Christmas and New Year's China shook up the investing world by saying that it will further limit exports of rare earth elements. By now you've likely heard of rare earth elements, either in this letter or from other media outlets...
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Chevrolet Equinox Posts Its Best Sales Month
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 12:32pm | 56The fuel-efficient Chevrolet Equinox (NYSE: GM) sales jumped 79 percent in December, to 22,764 total sales – the best month on record for the compact crossover. Total Equinox sales have climbed by more than 60 percent for three consecutive months, as increased production from Oshawa Assembly began...
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ADP Sees Great Job Growth! - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 12:03pm | 2144The Automatic Data Processing (ADP) employment survey was FAR better than expected in December. It shows that private sector employment rose by 297,000 in October, almost triple consensus expectations for a 100,000 increase. The November numbers were revised slightly lower to a gain of 92,000 jobs...
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ADP Sees Great Job Growth! - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 11:38am | 2144The Automatic Data Processing (ADP) employment survey was FAR better than expected in December. It shows that private sector employment rose by 297,000 in October, almost triple consensus expectations for a 100,000 increase. The November numbers were revised slightly lower to a gain of 92,000 jobs...
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Stock Market News for Jan 5, 2011 - Market News
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 10:33am | 1148Markets bid adieu to the surge on the first trading day of the year, as they ended mixed yesterday. Investors took a breather and shrugged off positive economy data on factory orders and better auto sales. Minutes from the Federal Reserve declared continuing support to stimulus measures. Taking...
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Goldman Sachs Suggests Buying Straddles on Ford and GM (F, GM)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 10:22am | 109Goldman Sachs is out with a research report this morning, where it's analysts voice the opinion that, over the past 11 years, the two weeks during the auto show has been the time to own straddles on auto stocks. Their research shows that, over that period, Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) OTC strangles...
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Stock Market News for Jan 5, 2011 - Market News
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 10:08am | 1148Markets bid adieu to the surge on the first trading day of the year, as they ended mixed yesterday. Investors took a breather and shrugged off positive economy data on factory orders and better auto sales. Minutes from the Federal Reserve declared continuing support to stimulus measures. Taking...
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Toyota Reports December Sales
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 2:53pm | 71Toyota Motor Sales (NYSE: TM), U.S.A., Inc., today reported December sales results of 177,488 units, a decrease of 2.0 percent from the same period last year, on a daily selling rate basis. On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 27 selling days in December 2010, compared to 28 selling days in...
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Ford's 2010 Sales Up 19 Percent
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 1:01pm | 120Ford (NYSE: F)provides 2011 global economic and industry sales outlook Ford's full-year sales totaled 1.935 million, up 19 percent versus a year ago, marking the largest increase of any full-line manufacturer. Ford's December retail sales were the highest for any month since August 2009, up 17...
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Market Roundup (CCL, NLY, GM, LCC, LFL, UAL, AMR, DAL)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 12:48pm | 268Shares of Carnival PLC (NYSE: CCL) rose about 1.4% after analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded company's stock from “hold” to “buy.” Deutsche Bank has a target price of $57.50 for the company. Shares of Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE: NLY) dropped about 2.5% after the company raised $1.29 billion...
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Trading Today's Auto Sales (GM, F, AXL, BWA)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 12:02pm | 101Some companies to think about for today's auto sales release are Ford (NYSE: F), Borg Warner (NYSE: BWA), American Axle (NYSE: AXL), Magna International Inc. (USA) (NYSE: MGA). General Motors (NYSE: GM) just released its December sales and sales were the highest they've been in 2010, rising to 223,...