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Could This Stock Rally in 2011?
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 12:39pm | 1185You've probably heard the quote from the great entrepreneur Henry Ford who once commented, "People can have the model-T in any color, so long as it's black". The man's unique ability to combine innovation with simplicity is symbolic of the great...
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Could This Stock Rally in 2011?
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 12:39pm | 1185You've probably heard the quote from the great entrepreneur Henry Ford who once commented, "People can have the model-T in any color, so long as it's black". The man's unique ability to combine innovation with simplicity is symbolic of the great...
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Toyota October Sales Decrease 0.9%
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 12:31pm | 124Toyota (NYSE: TM) today reported October sales of 145,474 units, a decrease of 0.9 percent from the same period last year, on a daily selling rate basis (DSR). On a raw volume basis, unadjusted for 27 selling days in October 2010, compared to 28 selling days in October 2009, TMS sales were down 4....
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Ford October Sales Up 19 Percent
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 12:00pm | 138Ford (NYSE: F): Ford, Lincoln and Mercury October sales totaled 157,935, up 19 percent versus year ago Ford's year-to-date sales totaled 1.6 million, up 21 percent; Ford's sales growth doubled the industry average In October, Ford's balanced portfolio of high-quality, fuel-efficient new cars...
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Auto Sales Better Than Expected So Far (HMC)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 11:42am | 135October auto sales have been coming in at a better than expected rate, and analysts are increasingly hopeful for a 12 million run rate for 2010. This would mean that 12 million new cars have been sold for the year, a level the U.S. has not seen in almost 4 years. General Motors, which just recently...
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Wednesday's Mid-day Options Volume leaders (C, MGM, F, LVS, AAPL)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 11:31am | 127The overall market is tilting into the red this morning ahead of the FOMC meeting rate release. Currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is trading at $1,189.79, off by 3.79 points. Note that the CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is higher by 1.25%, registering 21.84. Here are your mid-day options...
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Ford and Progress Energy Prepare the Research Triangle for Electric Vehicles
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 10:54am | 73Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Progress Energy today announced a joint effort to help prepare the Research Triangle area of North Carolina for the operation of electric vehicles. Ford and Progress Energy will work together to develop consumer outreach and education programs on electric vehicles...
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Thor Announces Preliminary Sales $607M, up 21%
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 4:38pm | 105Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) announced today preliminary sales and backlog for the quarter and three months ended October 31, 2010. Preliminary consolidated sales in the quarter were $607,174,000, up 21% from $502,552,000 last year. RV sales were $506,791,000, up 30% from $389,929,000 last...
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GM's Market Value At $50 Billion; U.S. Government May Not Break Even
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 11:32am | 116The Wall Street Journal reports that when General Motors Co. relists its stock next month, the United States will reduce its ownership stake to 35%. New projects say that GM could have a stock-market value at $50 billion, which is roughly the same as Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F). However, for the U...
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Neurocrine Biosciences, Jacobs Engineering, Ford, Kellogg and Honda Motor Co. - Press Releases
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 11:00am | 1840For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 1, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX) as the Bull of the Day and Jacobs Engineering (JEC) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Ford (F), Kellogg (K) and Honda Motor Co. (HMC)....
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Calls Purchased on Thor Industries, Inc. (THO)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 11:28am | 162Shares of Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) are lower on the session by 0.60%, currently trading at $31.30. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past five months, double-bottoming near $23.00 and rallying above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls...
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 4, Week 13
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 8:43am | 2476Year 4, Week 13 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 69.0% (v 69.2% last week) 20 long bias: 27.6% (v 26.3% last week) 4 short bias: 3.4% (v 4.5% last week) [Note: Long dollar positions...
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Steel Industry Outlook - Nov. 2010 - Zacks Analyst Interviews
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 7:12pm | 2562The U.S. houses one of the world's largest steel industries. It is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion's share of sales. ArcelorMittal (MT) is the world's largest steel company, with crude steel production of 73.2 million tons in 2009, representing about 6...
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Steel Industry Outlook - Nov. 2010 - Industry Outlook
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 7:12pm | 2562The U.S. houses one of the world's largest steel industries. It is rather concentrated in structure, with a few producers accounting for the lion's share of sales. ArcelorMittal (MT) is the world's largest steel company, with crude steel production of 73.2 million tons in 2009, representing about 6...
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How We Got to 2.0% Growth in 3Q - Analyst Blog
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 7:12pm | 3375In the third quarter, the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.0%, up from 1.7% in the second quarter, but down from the 3.7% pace in the first three months of the year. The growth rate was in line with consensus expectations, and frankly a bit better than I was expecting. So how did we get to the 2...