Ford

This weekend in Barron's online: part three of the 2014 Barron's Roundtable, Ford vs. GM, as well as the prospects for Akamai Technologies, Stanley Black & Decker, Weight Watchers and more. Cover Story "Better Get a Grip" by Lauren R. Rublin. This week's cover story in Barron's is the third...

The earnings crunch is on this week. Highlights will include reports from Amazon.com, Apple, Boeing, Comcast, Facebook, Google and Yahoo! All of them are expected to report year-over-year growth in per-share earnings. But analysts are looking for declining profits from the likes of Caterpillar,...

The car Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) “has always wanted to make” is close. About three years close, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk who spoke to CNN Tuesday. That’s good news for would-be electric car owners who can’t afford the $70,000 (and up) Tesla Model S that is the only one currently available...

This weekend in Barron's online: the best and worst income investments for the year ahead, and the prospects for Cisco Systems, Magna International, Titan International and more. Cover Story "Where to Find Yield" by Andrew Bary. This week's cover story in Barron's takes a look at some of the...

The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show kicked off the second week of January, but some of the biggest stories had nothing to do with the show. For example, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) acquired a one-man startup called SnappyLabs. At the same time, Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry speculated...

Ford (NYSE: F) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) teamed up this week to allow customers to order a pizza, using the Ford SYNC AppLink. The two companies came together after Ford decided it was time for AppLink to enter the purchase category of apps. "We're always looking at ways to kind of...

Markets around the world rose on Wednesday with bullish German export data pushing European markets to levels not seen since 2008. U.S. markets, however, are slightly lower as investors await the FOMC minutes due to be released at 2:00 pm ET. Investors are anxious to read what motivated members...

Monday's trading session featured a plethora of analyst upgrades and downgrades. With little key economic data released, markets were relatively tame as major indices failing to meaningfully move in any one direction. The Senate appears to be set to officially Janet Yellen to lead the Federal...

A strong line-up of products, good customer demand and ongoing diplomatic tensions between Beijing and Tokyo have apparently helped Ford (NYSE: F) reach record sales figures in China. Ford's China division sold nearly 936,000 wholesale vehicles last year, a 49 percent increase from 2012....

As 2013 comes to an end, the title of North America's best selling car manufacturer goes to Ford (NYSE: F), according to the Detroit Free Press. The Detroit based automaker had a tremendous year due to record sales figures for the Fusion, Escape and Fiesta cars. The company said that retail...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is one of the largest companies developing in-car technology, but Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) might be hatching a plan to overtake its competitor. According to The Wall Street Journal, Google and Audi (OTC: AUDVF) will announce a new partnership next week at the Consumer...

As to be expected for this time of the year, volume was light today with little market moving data or news released. Major indices were virtually flat as Tuesday will mark the final trading session of 2013. Markets will close tomorrow at 4:00 pm EST and remain closed until Thursday morning....

Major indices moderately gained on Tuesday's shortened trading session which came in higher than expected. The strong durable goods data is yet another economic data set that confirms the economy is improving. The Fed's decision to begin tapering its $85 billion monthly bond-buying program was...

Markets have had a heck of a year. The unemployment rate has ticked down and the uncertainty about when the Fed's quantitative easing will begin to taper is over. And the prospects for Europe and China are looking better. Though analysts do not expect another banner year for stocks, and some...

As each day passes, it is becoming clear that Ford Motor (NYSE: F) and its current CEO Alan Mulally are set to part ways. Reuters reported that Mulally was recently absent at a key weekly meeting where top executives gather to work through some of the company's most pressing issues. Taking Mulally...