Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Japanese Economy in Crisis as Toyota Reports First Operating Loss Since 1938 / Companies / Japan Economy
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes: Joining a chorus of ailing U.S. automakers, Toyota Motor Co. ( TM ) yesterday (Monday) forecast its first operating loss in 71 years on plummeting demand and sharp appreciation of the Japanese yen. The announcement prompted Moody's Investors Service to consider downgrading the company's top-rated credit.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
U.S. Auto's $30 Billion Bailout Plan / Companies / US Auto's
By: Steve_Selengut
Thirty Billion Dollars is a huge amount of money, but it translates into less than $100 per US person--- a small price that we should all be willing to pay to give the Automobile Industry time to restructure itself and to save a few million jobs.
Give them the green, but have them pay it back in a more economy and environment friendly manner. Here's the deal:
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Congress Votes to Bailout Big Three Automakers with $15 Billion Cash Injection / Companies / US Auto's
By: John_Browne
Today, Congress signaled its intention to use $15 billion in public money to bail out the "Big Three" automakers with a so-called "bridging" loan. You would think that after becoming a major issue during the presidential campaign, politicians would have become wary of "bridges to nowhere."
GM, Chrysler and Ford are all operating at losses. They have failed business models. Sadly, they do not employ people in a profit-making enterprise. Rather, they "misemploy" people to manufacture losses, and have been doing so for decades.
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Companies Trading at Bargain Basement Values / Companies / Stock Market Valuations
By: Money_and_Markets
Larry Edelson writes: I'm going to cut to the chase. No complex economic theories … no philosophy … no complicated analysis.
Just the facts and practical insight on how to grow your wealth.
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Monday, December 08, 2008
Analysis of the Big 3 Automakers Business Plans / Companies / US Auto's
By: David_Urban
Last week the Big 3 automakers returned to Detroit in hybrid vehicles armed with business plans ready to appeal for billions in federal aid aimed at helping them through the ongoing recession and credit crunch.
A summary of the three plans follows with some comments.
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Friday, December 05, 2008
Armageddon Prevention Bailouts- Big Bank Vs. Big Auto / Companies / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Andy_Sutton
In watching what could easily be considered a three-ring circus weren't the implications so dire, the latest push for access to bailout billions has commenced. GM, Ford, and Chrysler executives piled into the most fuel efficient models in their fleet to begin a second pilgrimage to Washington DC. The move to hybrids which was somewhat humorous was brought on after Big Car execs were chastised by members of Congress for the use of private jets and also for a lack of candor about past mistakes. At stake, at least according to the execs, is the future of the US auto industry. Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, December 05, 2008
Why GM is More Bailout Worthy Than Citigroup / Companies / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes: Financial journalists, most of whom spend more time writing about derivatives than carburetors, have been scathing about the possibility of an auto industry bailout, even though they've happily accepted multiple bailouts for the financial sector.
Of course, the reality is that bailouts are likely to do more harm than good in the long run, regardless of what sector they are in. But given the choice, I would rather bail out General Motors Corp. ( GM ) than Citigroup Inc. ( C ), because the automaker has a better long-term future.
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Inverted Head and Shoulders Bottom Base for GE / Companies / US Stock Markets
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Don't tell anyone, but the 2-week General Electric (GE) pattern resembles an inverted head and shoulders base. If GE hurdles and sustains above both 17.20 and then 17.70 (which represent the neckline of the pattern AND the Sep-Dec resistance line), then we should expect a potent upside continuation towards a minimum target of 20.30/60, and perhaps to 21.90-22.30 thereafter, to fulfill its upside potential.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Big 3 U.S. Auto's $25 Billion Bailout / Companies / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Mike_Stathis
An Offer the Big 3 Can't Refuse: $50 Million per Mile - Just as I was ready to pass out in my chair last night, I regained full consciousness after hearing a news headline. Can you guess what caught my attention? No, it wasn't the buyout of AIG's asset management business by our friends in Dubai . And no, it wasn't over Citigroup's purchase of a Spanish construction company using taxpayer funds. In fact, although these deals were recently announced, they didn't make the headline news. Instead, it was more on the rumor that the Big 3 auto execs plan to drive, possibly via car pool in a Chevy Volt to Washington today. Their purpose of course is to present a “more structured” bailout plan; in other words, a better rehearsed begging session. Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, December 01, 2008
London Scottish Bank Goes Bust, FSA States Savings Protected / Companies / Credit Crisis 2008
By: Nadeem_Walayat
London Scottish bank which was actually based in Manchester with some 10,000 savers and about 2000 employees effectively went bust on Friday after the FSA stopped the bank from accepting customer deposits due to the capital shortfall, the bank went into administration and a statement on the LSB website states that the company continues to operate so as to seek the best long-term solution for customers and creditors.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
The Real Truth behind the Citigroup Bank Nationalization / Companies / Nationalization
By: F_William_Engdahl
On Friday November 21 the world came within a hair's breadth of the most colossal financial collapse in history according to bankers on the inside of events with whom we have contact. The trigger was the bank which only two years ago was America 's largest, Citigroup. The size of the US Government de facto nationalization of the $2 trillion banking institution is an indication of shocks yet to come in other major US and perhaps European banks thought to be ‘too big to fail.' Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Investing in Chinese Recession Proof Stocks / Companies / China Stocks
By: Money_and_Markets
Our country has been losing millions of jobs to cheaper foreign competitors and losing our edge in many industries — electronics, automobiles, semiconductors, clothing to name a few — but one thing we have that every country in the world wishes they had is our collection of spectacular universities. Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Citigroup Bailout Raises Viability Questions For Entire Banking System / Companies / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Mike_Shedlock
Still more details are emerging from the weekend bailout of Citigroup . And in what is no surprise in this corner, it appears Citigroup is not well capitalized and Faces Pressure to Slim Down .
The government rescue of Citigroup Inc. reversed the perilous slide of the company's stock, but pressure is mounting on its executives and directors to do even more to stabilize the financial giant.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Citigroup Bailout Agreement Reached / Companies / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Mike_Shedlock
The Wall Street Journal is reporting U.S. Agrees to Citigroup Bailout .The federal government agreed Sunday to take unprecedented steps to stabilize Citigroup Inc. by moving to guarantee close to $300 billion in troubled assets weighing on the bank's books, according to people familiar with details of the plan.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Citibank Eight Months Later / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: James_Turk
I last wrote about Citibank eight months ago in an article entitled “Will Citibank Survive?” That article is still posted on MarketOracle.co.uk and can be read at the following link: http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article4088.html
To be precise, I should actually be saying “Citigroup” as the bank is only one part of this financial services behemoth. But I guess habits die hard. When I began my business career by joining a major New York City bank nearly forty years ago, banks were just that – banks. They were not the hodgepodge of businesses that many of them have become in their attempt to serve up a smorgasbord of financial services that are not necessarily interrelated.
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Citigroup Imminent Failure and Government Rescue Bailout / Companies / Credit Crisis Bailouts
By: Money_and_Markets
Citigroup, the nation's second largest banking conglomerate, is on the brink of failure.
Its stock price collapse is the canary in the coal mine, wiping out over nine-tenths of the company's market cap since its 2007 peak, decimating two-thirds of its value just last week alone.
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Energy Sector Investment Opportunities / Companies / Energy Resources
By: Investment_U
David Fessler writes: This week, we're continuing our investigation of Obama's “New Energy for America” plan. This comprehensive document details the President-elect's roadmap for energy independence. [You can read the plan in its entirety here .]
Under the Obama administration, I expect there to be many profitable energy investment opportunities under what will likely be a very “green-friendly” four- or possibly eight-year timeframe. Many of the opportunities will arise from his focus on energy independence and corresponding energy infrastructure.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Citigroup Blames Short Sellers For Share Price Crash / Companies / Banking Stocks
By: Mike_Shedlock
Citigroup is in deep trouble and here is the proof: Citigroup Said to Urge SEC to Reinstitute Ban on Short-Selling .
Citigroup Inc., which fell as much as 25 percent in New York trading today, is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to revive a prohibition on short-selling financial stocks, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Stock Markets Crash to New Lows as Congress Says No to Auto Bailout / Companies / US Auto's
By: Nadeem_Walayat
Stock Markets crashed in the last hour following law makers saying NO to the $25 billion bailout requested by the big three US Auto corporations, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, as the once thought of too big to fail are increasingly teetering at the brink of bankruptcy as law makers on capital Hill (Nancy Pelosi) had been seeking to allocate part of the $700 billion bank bailout funds at the auto industry so as to prevent bankruptcy and mass unemployment as a chain reaction hits suppliers that would impact on nearly 4 million US Jobs. Given the magnitude of the debts and losses of the big three, the initial estimates of $25 billion would soon have mushroomed to over $100 billion.Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
U.S. Auto Makers Driven towards Bankruptcy / Companies / US Auto's
By: Mark_OByrne
As auto manufacturers across the globe go to their respective governments, carrying empty fuel tanks hoping for a bail out, the shine has definitely dulled on platinum and palladium. Tumbling car sales in North America and Europe have contributed to a dramatic shift in investor sentiment towards these metals, which play a vital role in diesel and petrol catalysts in reducing emissions. Johnson Matthey said it expected demand from carmakers in North America for platinum to dip by 36% this year and palladium by 20%. This news coincides with Republican Senators in the US attacking carmaker's pleas for another $25bn bail out on top of the $25bn already in place for the big three US manufacturers.Read full article... Read full article...