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CarMax Earnings Preview: Higher Sales, Lower EPS Expected
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 10:58am | 943Read More...CarMax (NYSE: KMX), the used-car retailer, is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2013 results on June 21, before the U.S. markets open. The company has seen net income rise in the previous three quarters and has enjoyed four-straight quarterly revenue increases. Investors will be hoping for...
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Honda, Movado and Others Analysts Are Bullish On
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 6:41am | 1003Read More...Here is a quick look some dividend payers in the consumer goods sector that have a consensus recommendation of analysts of Strong Buy. The world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD), has seen its share price rise almost 31% in the past half year, despite pulling back a bit in the...
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Barron's Recap (3/10/12): Online Brokers Ranked, a Looming Financial Storm
Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 12:11pm | 875Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the 17th annual ranking of online brokers, an impending “financial storm,” ANN on the rebound, Harman International finds the sweet spot, and more. Cover Story “Online Investors Cut the Cord” by Theresa W. Carey offers Barron's 17th annual ranking of online...
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Seven Japanese Stocks Up More Than 10% Year to Date
Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:53pm | 1002Read More...Japanese companies had a rough 2011, following last spring's earthquake and nuclear crisis. But the stocks listed here have started off the year on a good footing, rising between 10% and 35% year to date. They represent a cross-section of Japan's manufacturing sector, all are traded on U.S....
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Is Target Being a Grinch This Holiday Season?
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 11:17am | 1080Read More...Target to the Salvation Army: You're not welcome at Christmas dinner! Or any other time of the year, for that matter. Since 2004, Target (NYSE: TGT) has praised and supported The Salvation Army while simultaneously keeping its bell ringers from standing outside its doors. The company has...
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Will the 2014 Corvette Redesign Help or Hurt GM's Bottom Line?
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 10:58am | 1120Read More...“These aren't photos, but this is absolutely the next-generation Chevy Corvette in ZR1 trim. GM so doesn't want you to see these.” That's the word from Jalopnik, which has three exclusive renderings of the 2014 model. While there have been numerous reports of spy shots showing a real Corvette (...
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Where Do Fanboys Come From?
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 2:09pm | 1071Read More...Do they grow on trees? Did they come from another planet? Is there a secret lab in South America that builds them from scratch? No one knows for sure. But after encountering dozens of these creatures myself, I figured it was time to investigate. Let's start by taking a closer look at the four...
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Nintendo's Next Press Conference Will Be at the LA Auto Show; Does This Mean Ford Will Unveil the Next Mustang At E3?
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 1:18pm | 227Read More...Probably not, but we can dream. In an unusual promotional strategy, Nintendo (NTDOY) is planning to hold another press conference in 2011. This next one is only slated to run for 25 minutes and is scheduled for November 17. Interestingly, the conference will be held at the LA Auto Show....
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5 Most Overpriced New Cars of 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 10:10am | 126Read More...(TheStreet) -- If an automaker's big strategy is to raise prices and sales drop off immediately as a result, chances are the car-buying public thinks some of those vehicles are way overpriced. U.S. car sales fell 3.7% in May to 1.06 million, which puts automakers well off the 13 million sales pace...
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Fuel Efficiency a "Central Driver" for Automotive Earnings and Share Price Performance, Credit Suisse Reports
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 8:07am | 89Read More...Credit Suisse remains convinced that fuel efficiency, next to emerging market growth, is the “central driver for earnings and share price performance.” “Our analysis of 2010 CO2 emission data points to material differences between OEMs: BMW continues to outperform Mercedes in terms of meeting CO2...
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Toyota Output to Be Up to Speed in November
Saturday, June 4, 2011 - 11:22am | 213Read More...On Saturday, the president of Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) said the automaker is experiencing a faster-than-expected recovery from the shortage of auto parts caused by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March. Full production globally is expected to resume in November. Japanese output is...
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Three "Supernatural" Stocks While Waiting for Season 7
Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 11:48am | 783Read More...Love it or hate it, the season finale of the CW's Supernatural, with its showdown between the Winchester brothers and the angel Castiel, has brought season 6 to a close. Already the speculation about Supernatural season 7 is rampant: What does being a god mean for Castiel? Can Dean forgive him for...
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Stocks That May Be Affected By Japanese Earthquake: (SNE), (TM), (STRN), (HMC), (MTU)
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 11:34am | 143Read More...In early trading this morning companies that are based in Japan are down. Car manufactures Honda (NYSE: HMC) and Toyota (NYSE: TM) have been down as much as 2% this morning. Electronics maker Sony (NYSE: SNE) is trading 3% lower this morning. Japanese retail banking business group Mitsubishi is...
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Dana Holding Corporation Reaches Settlement with Toyota
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 8:27am | 111Read More...Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced today that it has reached a settlement with Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., for warranty claims related to frames produced by the company's former Structural Products business. Under terms of the agreement, Dana will...
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Rare-Earths For Dummies (MCP, SHZ, REE, AVL)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 2:45pm | 603Read More...It seems like you can't turn on the TV or visit a financial website without hearing about the necessity of rare-earth minerals. But while everyone is aware of them, very few know what they are, why they're important, and why shares of these companies are skyrocketing on a daily basis. In this...


