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The automotive world is slowly becoming more environmentally conscious; companies are working to boost gas mileage in cars and vehicles with alternative sources of energy are becoming more popular. The most common of these trends is the fully electric vehicle like the Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA)...

Your children can tell you if you don’t already know yourself, but that fancy, space-age navigation system in the console of your car is a dinosaur, regardless of the age of your car. Auto manufacturers understand that as well, and that’s why they, along with a host of other companies, are...

In the wake of the first-quarter earnings season, analysts at Sterne Agee have issued a research report on the energy and industrials sectors. Their energy stock recommendations include CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX), Superior Energy Services (NYSE: SPN) and Whiting Petroleum (NYSE: WLL). Below is a...

For more than a brief moment during the Great Recession, it appeared the fate of the Big Three automakers was in jeopardy. General Motors (NYSE: GM) declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, while Chrysler filed its third bankruptcy before its ownership stake was sold to Cerberus Capital Management. Ford (...

This weekend in Barron's online: the impending impact on the economy and Wall Street of the Millennial generation, and the prospects for Boeing's Dreamliner, the Dell buyout, Hanesbrands and Ecolab. Cover Story "On the Rise" by Jacqueline Doherty. The so-called Millennials, those who have...

The earnings crunch is in full swing this week. Some of the highlights include anticipated quarterly reports from the likes of Apple, Amazon.com and Ford, which analysts expect to report lower per-share earnings for the most recent quarter than a year ago. On the other hand, year-over year...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could be on the cusp of an $85 million payday after uncovering a potential error in its ongoing patent trial against Samsung. According to FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller, Judge Lucy Koh "thought the jury had granted, on the basis of an impermissible legal theory presented by...

It is clear that as the housing market recovers, the home builder stocks, and even the big-box home improvement retailers Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW), have benefited from the boom. But in a research report released Tuesday, UBS (NYSE: UBS) analysts offer a list of...

This weekend in Barron's online: the annual list of the best chief executives in the world, and the prospects for Darden Restaurants, Sarepta Therapeutics and Seacor Holdings. Cover Story "World's Best CEOs" by Andrew Bary. Barron's ninth annual list of the 30 best chief executives in the...

A recent report in MarketWatch claimed that if Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) doesn’t change its ideas towards dividends or buybacks, or finds something else to do with its cash, by the end of 2013 it could reach $170 billion. According to Moody’s, “Unless Apple changes its philosophy towards liquidity/...

This weekend in Barron's online: a Penta asset-allocation survey, the Dow ready to hit a record high, and the prospects for Barnes & Noble, Danone, Forestar Group and Asian markets. Cover Story "More Stocks, Fewer Bonds" by Karen Hube. After years of investing defensively, the largest...

Ford (NYSE: F) has announced that Spotify will join the ranks of Pandora (NYSE: P) and other services that are playable through SYNC AppLink. According to Wired, paying Spotify subscribers will be able to use the new feature to control the Spotify smartphone app while driving. Spotify does not...

Despite the threat of the federal budget sequestration looming over the U.S. economy and the markets, analysts are still optimistic about certain stocks. Here is a quick look some dividend payers in the consumer sector that analysts have a consensus recommendation of Strong Buy: Movado (NYSE: MOV...

It is not unusual for stocks on a tear to overrun their mean price targets, which is a signal of how far analysts on average expect the share price to climb. Some of the top performing dividend payers in the consumer goods sector over the past six months, such as farm products provider Alico (...

In light of Consumer Reports’ recent determination that turbocharged vehicles, like those made by Ford (NYSE: F) and General Motors (NYSE: GM), “have slower acceleration and no better fuel economy than the models with bigger, conventional engines,” investors are left to wonder what, if any,...