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The Market's Drop

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:23:00 GMT

Highlights include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and General Motors Corporation (GM). Worries about the financial sector caused the S&P 500 (SPX) to trade below 800 for the first time since November. As I write this, JP Morgan (JPM) is down by more than 8%. The auto sector isn't helping, either. Shares of General Motors ([More...]

Double And Triple Profit Ideas For 2009

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:32:00 GMT

FY2008 week 51 Quote of the week: I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. – Shirley Temple Here are eight stocking stuffers to unwrap. 1) The conversation between Libertarians and the rest of us (who aren't on some nutty fringe) would go a lot smoother if we would all agree that laws and regulations do not prevent bad behavior. Rather, they are merely guideposts to measure the quality of deviance in a way that allows the US's local, state and federal judiciary to hand out retribution. If you need further proof of this, I offer you two words – Bernard Madoff. In an under-regulated world, Ponzi schemes might not be illegal. In fact, you can assume that is a near certainty, judging by the number of famous[More...]

2009, The Year You Get Everything

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:15:00 GMT

Will Gov. Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber "hook up?" Will Cindy stop paying John's massive gambling debts and find true love with her rocker boyfriend? These are some of the day's burning questions – you can't believe how many people think Sarah and Joe (the Plumboner... Pluvernor) is a terrific match. Sadly, if you shook me like a Lucky 8-Ball, John/Cin and Joe/Sar may be the only two questions for which I lack a big-picture answer. Normally, I would eschew even the slightest thought of such light-as-air musings, but I'm caught a bit short this week. You see, each week, here at IDE, the writers and editors agree upon a collective theme –one that will highlight our individual perceptive masses in a manner that is engaging for you – expresses the responsibility we accept for the writer's relationship with our[More...]

Vote on Auto Bailout Sure to Spark Debate

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:30:00 GMT

The legislative powers in Washington D.C. believe that they have reached an agreement in principle to a sweeping bailout of the auto industry. Word is that the vote passed in Congress already Wednesday morning with little trouble. The newest iteration of the plan has the government loaning the auto makers $15 billion initially, giving General Motors (GM) and Chrysler time to stave off bankruptcy while a long term restructuring and loan package is determined. [More...]

In The Ballpark, But Not In The Game

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:37:00 GMT

Today GM presented its case for a taxpayer funded bailout (see GM Asks for $18 Billion). While GM’s plan of action comes close to addressing the concerns that plague GM, I am not certain that it goes far enough. Last week I detailed what I thought it would take to right GM (see Pre-packaged Bankruptcy Unlikely). I wrote: I have been adamant that whatever aid the taxpayer provides comes with properly structured terms, with properly structured incentives, and at a hefty price to current shareholders, creditors, and management. In particular, in the case of GM, conditions for the receipt of aid could[More...]

UAW Contracts Put Detroit On Road to Ruin, And A $50B Bailout Would Only Be The Down Payment

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:14:00 GMT

A bailout might avoid any near-term bankruptcy filing, but it won't address Detroit's fundamental problems of making cars that Americans won't buy and labor contracts that are too rich and inflexible to make them competitive (see chart above of the $25 pay gap between the Big 3 and Toyota/Honda, and note that the average UAW worker compensation is $146,400 per year). Detroit's costs are far too high for their market share. While GM has spent billions of dollars on labor buyouts in recent years, it is still forced by federal mileage standards to[More...]

Analyst Comments: Tenneco, Hewlett-Packard, American Axle, AmBev, NMS Communications, Trimeris, Avnet, Rogers Communications, Cooper Tire, Barr Pharma,

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:43:00 GMT

Tenneco Inc. (TEN) is suffering from elevated commodity costs, oil prices and sizeable production cuts at General Motors (GM) and Ford (F). This leads us to rate the stock a Sell with a six-month target price of $13.[More...]

Buy General Motors!!!!

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:20:15 GMT

Buy GMBy VITO RACANELLIGeneral Motors' turnaround could accelerate in coming years, driving handsome grains for bold stockholders. Needed: A jolt from the hybrid Chevrolet Volt.IT'S NOT EASY BEING 100. JOINTS HURT, BONES ACHE and the funeral director's eyes brighten when he sees you. Just look at General Motors, which will hit the century mark in September.Last week, it announced that it's downsizing its labor force by 19,000 workers. Many believe that even that won't be enough to keep the auto giant from the grave. In fact,