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U.S. stocks recovered and posted strong gains as concerns over a military conflict involving Russia and Ukraine dissipated overnight. The Dow posted a triple digit point gain, recording its best day of the year. The S&P 500 surged to new all time highs of 1,876.23 while the Nasdaq hit new...

The year's coldest month came to an end with rumors, minor revelations and one massive announcement. Hands down, the biggest news came when Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) finally revealed additional details about its mysterious Gigafactory. Meanwhile, Honda (NYSE: HMC) is rumored to discontinue its hybrid...

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is so much more refreshing on a sunny day, wouldn't you say? La-Z-Boy (NYSE: LZB) chairs are more comfortable when the sky is clear, are they not? And when the temperature rises, consumers can't resist shopping at Target (NYSE: TGT). That is more or less the claim of...

Fort Worth, Texas-based GM Financial, owned by General Motors (NYSE: GM), will start offering car loans to U.S. customers with prime credit this coming summer, according to The Detroit News. This is significant because GM Financial is known mostly for issuing auto loans to car buyers with less-...

Contrary to the unconfirmed report, Ford (NYSE: F) might not replace Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) in-car devices with technology developed by BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY). And if Ford did decide to drop Microsoft, BlackBerry wouldn't be the most likely replacement. "In my view, if they were to drop...

At the North American Auto Show in January 2007, Ford Motors (NYSE: F) president and CEO Alan Mulally along with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates announced their Sync partnership. Ford would implement Microsoft technology that allows the driver and passengers in Ford automobiles to make...

After recovering from a substantial decline in January, the S&P 500 Index has returned to all time high territory. While the index did not exactly exude the most bullish predictions from the January effect, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) shares have. Alcoa has rallied 11 percent so far in 2013, rallying...

With automobile sales returning to pre-recession levels in the US and showing signs of a turnaround in Europe, shares of automotive suppliers may benefit. Despite disappointing January sales figures from Ford (NYSE: F) and General Motors (NYSE: GM), both companies are taking steps to ramp up...

The problem: Automakers including General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Ford (NYSE: F) have too much unsold inventory. According to Jack Nerad, executive editor and market analyst at Kelley Blue Book, when inventories rise, incentives (discounts) are inevitable. In an email to Benzinga, Nerad said, “...

General Motors (NYSE: GM), which just reported a sizable drop in sales for January due in part to inclement weather, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full-year results Thursday, February 6, before the opening bell. Investors will be looking for any boost from GM's new line up of new...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has officially announced that Satya Nadella has replaced Steve Ballmer as CEO. The news follows a number of reports claiming that Nadella would receive the job. Up until now, Nadella was the Executive VP of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group. His CEO appointment is...

On Tuesday, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) officially announced Satya Nadella as its Chief Executive Officer ending months of speculating and guessing by investors and analysts. "During this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Microsoft than Satya Nadella," said Bill Gates,...

U.S. stocks continued its losses on an accelerated basis on Monday. Investors are in clear panic mode following a report that U.S manufacturing activity expanded at a slower pace in January. The Dow plunged more than 300 points while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both fell more than two percent as...

Major manufacturers January U.S. sales data were released on Monday. General Motors: Consensus miss General Motors (NYSE: GM) reported that its U.S. sales fell 12 percent to 171,000 vehicles in January. The consensus estimate was looking for a 2.5 percent falloff. Retail sales fell 10 percent...