US stocks skid as consumer and machinery companies fall
By MARLEY JAY - AP - 8 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are skidding Tuesday and are on track for their biggest loss in more than a month. Consumer companies are taking big losses as investors worry about the health of the U.S economy. Machinery companies are also down, while concerns about Europe's banks are hurting financial stocks. The price of oil continues to fall.
BCS: 7.82 (-0.17), DISCK: 25.29 (+1.10), RCL: 66.94 (-4.92), C: 42.60 (-0.82), DISCB: 25.82 (-0.03), DISCA: 26.16 (+1.39), GM: 30.05 (-1.25), MS: 27.84 (-0.66)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Rebound in Shares of General Motors After 3.72% Loss
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - 11 mins ago
General Motors (NYSE:GM) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $29.91 to a high of $31.08. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.7%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $30.65 on volume of 14.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
GM: 30.05 (-1.25)
July US auto sales could fall on weaker demand
By DEE-ANN DURBIN - AP - 41 mins ago
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto sales were expected to drop slightly in July as unusually hot weather — and softening demand — kept buyers at home.
F: 12.00 (-0.48), GM: 30.05 (-1.25), TM: 109.30 (-1.93), HMC: 27.99 (+0.70)
Blog Coverage Verizon on Acquisition Spree Buys Fleetmatics Group
ACCESSWIRE - Tue Aug 02, 8:15AM CDT
LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / August 2, 2016 / Active Wall St. blog coverage looks at the headline from Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) as the company logged into the automotive technology market with the acquisition of Fleetmatics Group PLC (NYSE: FLTX), a GPS vehicle tracking company, in an all cash $ 2.4 billion deal, on August 01, 2016. Register with us now for your free membership and blog access at: http://www.activewallst.com/register/.
F: 12.00 (-0.48), GM: 30.05 (-1.25), FLTX: 59.51 (-0.08), VZ: 53.92 (-0.58)
GM "Car of the Future" Reaches Milestone
PR Newswire - Tue Aug 02, 6:00AM CDT
In the late 1930s, General Motors Styling Section and Buick engineers created an extremely modern experimental car to illustrate coming advances in automotive design. The Buick project known internally as the "Y-Job" was announced as a "Car of the Future" in early 1940. Today, the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) announced the Buick Y-Job as the 14th vehicle recognized on the National Historic Vehicle Register in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Historic American Engineering Record and archives of the Library of Congress.
GM: 30.05 (-1.25)
GM's Cadillac and ContiTech Win 2016 Altair Enlighten Awards for Innovation in Automotive Vehicle Lightweighting
PR Newswire - Mon Aug 01, 2:00PM CDT
Altair together with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) has announced the winners of the 4th annual Altair Enlighten Award, the automotive industry's only award program created specifically to acknowledge innovation in vehicle weight reduction. After a lengthy judging process, the winner of the OEM focused Full-Vehicle category was GM for the 2016 Cadillac CT6, a vehicle 157 lbs (71 kg) lighter than the BFI construction. For the Module category, which focuses on the achievements from within the automotive supplier base, the winner was ContiTech for its unique polyamide rear cross beam for the 2016 Mercedes S-Class. The awards were presented during the 2016 CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS) in Traverse City, Mich.
GM: 30.05 (-1.25)
The Mitten State Partners with General Motors for New Line of Apparel
PR Newswire - Mon Aug 01, 1:56PM CDT
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based lifestyle company, The Mitten State (TMS), has partnered with General Motors to develop an exclusive new line of t-shirts inspired by the company's iconic and vintage performance cars. The new premium t-shirts offer a modern shape, fit, and feature a vintage look that is revved up to celebrate the passion of auto-lovers in authentic and fashionable designs.
GM: 30.05 (-1.25)
Freeport-McMoRan, Clorox, Costco, General Motors, and Skyworks Solutions and more offer option-trading opportunities that offer returns of more than 20%
PR Newswire - Mon Aug 01, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for CLX, COST, FCX, GM, and SWKS.
SWKS: 64.76 (-1.38), CLX: 130.88 (-0.47), FCX: 12.34 (-0.14), GM: 30.05 (-1.25), COST: 165.15 (-2.41)
AutoNation (AN) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Miss
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 29, 8:21AM CDT
AutoNation Inc. (AN) reported record adjusted earnings of $1.08 per share in the second quarter of 2016, which increased from $1 earned in the second quarter of 2015.
F: 12.00 (-0.48), GM: 30.05 (-1.25), TM: 109.30 (-1.93), AN: 49.25 (-2.57)
Blog Coverage Fiat Chrysler Shifts Gears
ACCESSWIRE - Fri Jul 29, 8:15AM CDT
LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / July 29, 2016 / Active Wall St. blog coverage looks at the headline from the Italian-US auto maker Fiat Chrysler (NYSE: FCAU) as the company plans to stop making small cars in the US by early 2017. Register with us now for your free membership and blog access at: http://www.activewallst.com/register/.
F: 12.00 (-0.48), GM: 30.05 (-1.25), FCAU: 6.08 (-0.25)
Ford surprises with lower 2Q profit on trouble in US, China
By DEE-ANN DURBIN - AP - Thu Jul 28, 3:25PM CDT
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co.'s shares tumbled Thursday after it reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings and warned that things could get worse in the second half of the year.
F: 12.00 (-0.48), GM: 30.05 (-1.25)
Q2 Earnings Picture: Is the Worst Behind Us?
Sheraz Mian - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 28, 3:17PM CDT
The modest improvement in the Q2 earnings picture is giving rise to hopes that the worst may be behind us.
KO: 43.43 (-0.02), F: 12.00 (-0.48), UTX: 106.09 (-0.85), GM: 30.05 (-1.25), CAT: 81.20 (-0.75), PEP: 108.58 (-0.35)
General Motors Falls 3.94% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Jul 28, 11:58AM CDT
General Motors (NYSE:GM) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $30.65 to a high of $31.20. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.9%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $31.89 on volume of 12.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
GM: 30.05 (-1.25)
Zacks Value Investor Podcast Highlights: Apple, General Motors, Greenbrier
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 28, 11:45AM CDT
In this podcast, Tracey Ryniec tells investors how they can tell the difference between a value, and a trap. It is about a lot more than PE ratios.
CF: 24.45 (+0.03), GBX: 31.72 (-0.43), GM: 30.05 (-1.25), AAPL: 104.22 (-1.83)
Rare 1939 General Motors Futureliner Bus Crosses the Block on Proxibid During Motorsport Auction Group's August Sale
BusinessWire - Thu Jul 28, 9:59AM CDT
Proxibid, the world's most trusted way to connect buyers and sellers, has been selected by Motorsports Auction Group as the exclusive provider of live online bidding for its Hot August Nights collector car auction taking place August 4-6 in Reno, which features a rare 1939 General Motors Futureliner Bus. Bidders can view the catalog and place bids by visiting Proxibid.
GM: 30.05 (-1.25)
Auto Stock Roundup: GM Q2 Earnings Beat, Tesla Opens Gigafactory, Toyota Loses 1H Sales Lead
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 28, 6:19AM CDT
Auto sector companies had mostly good fortunes on the stock market last week.
TSLA: 225.72 (-4.29), F: 12.00 (-0.48), GM: 30.05 (-1.25), TM: 109.30 (-1.93), PAG: 37.92 (-1.87), HMC: 27.99 (+0.70), LEA: 108.93 (-4.73)
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by The Honorable Karen Weaver
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 27, 5:28PM CDT
Good evening, everyone. I am Karen Weaver, and I am the mayor of the great city of Flint, Michigan. Flint is a community of 100,000 strong, hard-working people, living in the birthplace of General Motors, and the place where the great sit-down strike led to the creation of the United Auto Workers.
GM: 30.05 (-1.25)
Spartan Motors Hosts General Motors and Isuzu Executives as First Chevrolet Medium Duty Truck Rolls off its Production Line
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 27, 3:46PM CDT
Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) ("Spartan" or the "Company"
GM: 30.05 (-1.25), SPAR: 8.31 (-0.32)
Cheap Stock or Value Trap?
Tracey Ryniec - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 27, 2:59PM CDT
Tracey Ryniec discusses the lure of the cheap stock and how to avoid value traps.
CF: 24.45 (+0.03), GBX: 31.72 (-0.43), GM: 30.05 (-1.25), AAPL: 104.21 (-1.84)
Argos Pictures Completes National Theatrical Distribution Agreement with Dalton Pictures for "Live Another Day"
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 27, 10:49AM CDT
Argos Pictures and Dalton Pictures have finalized an agreement for a national theatrical release of the provocative feature-length documentary "Live Another Day."
GM: 30.05 (-1.25)