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Ford (NYSE: F), which this week announced who will replace departing CEO Alan Mulally, is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2014 results Friday, April 25, before the markets open. Investors will be looking for continued strength in North America, Ford's biggest market, but also in China,...

U.S. stocks fell after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq has risen for six consecutive trading sessions after new home sales data came in worse than expected. Investors could reasonably expect the markets to cool off after six straight days of gains especially as earnings continue to come in mixed....

U.S. stocks rose sharply after minutes from the Federal Reserve eased concerns over when the central bank would raise interest rates. The decision to let go of the 6.5 percent unemployment rate threshold for raising interest rates was finalized in early March. Additionally, the Fed's minutes...

While Mary Barra was grilled by Congress regarding the handling of the General Motors (NYSE: GM) recall involving defections in the ignition switch in some compact cars, the stock continued to trade in a narrow range. In fact, GM had nearly identical ranges on Tuesday and Wednesday throughout...

GM (NYSE: GM) proudly touts the awards its receives from J.D. Power, but there was a time when it and other American automakers were at odds with the market research firm. "The domestic car companies in Detroit detested what we were doing," James David "Dave" Power III, founder of J.D. Power and...

On the first day of each month, major auto manufacturers report their previous month's total sales. The data is closely monitored by both investors and auto enthusiasts to keep up with the most up to date information on how the manufacturers are performing in a tough economic environment that...

In what was rapidly turning into a “recall blitz,” General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) announced Saturday morning that it was adding 490,000 trucks and 172,000 compact cars to its recall total for the first three months of 2014. For anyone without a calculator handy, the total now stands at 4.8...

The Fed announced that it will increase its tapering by a further $10 billion in addition to dropping the 6.5 percent unemployment rate threshold which has been the target rate to hike the Fund Funds rate. Thirteen of 16 Fed officials expect the Fed Funds rate to rise by the end of 2015. The...

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is one of the hottest stocks on Wall Street, rising more than 68 percent this year alone. But is it really the automaker of the future, as some have predicted? John C. Thompson, founder and CEO of Vilas Capital Management, is skeptical. He has outlined three issues --...

U.S. stocks rose as investors digested jobless claims data which fell to a three month low ahead of Friday's monthly employment report. The S&P 500 was lifted to a new all time high of 1,8881.94 while the Dow recorded modest gains. The Nasdaq finished in the red The Fed's Bill Dudley...

Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) is building on its recent successes in the U.S. by looking overseas to Asia – for both new markets and new investments. According to the Nikkei Asian Review, Tesla and Panasonic are working on an agreement to build a lithium-ion auto battery factory in the U.S. – a...

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...

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...