There still is plenty of yield in the depressed preferred-stock market—even after the recent half-point yield decline in the Treasury 10-year note to 3.7%. Many preferred issues yield 6% or more and o...
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Carvana, Dealers Show Risks of Deflation. Ford, GM Investors Should Watch Out.
Text size A Carvana car-vending machine in Huntington Beach, Calif., in 2019. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Why buy now if prices are going to be lower tomorrow? That isn’t a question U.S. consumers h...
All Is Not ‘Peachy’ at Ford and There’s No Reason for Traders to Chase It
On Monday morning the Wall Street Journal reported that the Ford Motor Co (F) would offer severance packages to some white-collar employees who have eight years of service or more and whose performanc...
Ford Earnings Are Coming. What To Expect.
Third-quarter results from Ford Motor are due after the close of trading Wednesday. They should tell investors something about the state of the U.S. auto industry. Wall Street is looking for third-qua...
Ford vs. GM: I’m Only Trading One
Analyst Patrick Hummel of UBS downgraded both Ford Motor (F) and General Motors (GM) on Monday morning, primarily citing demand destruction in a coming recessionary environment as a downside catalyst....
U.S. auto sales fall slightly in Q3, but GM is a bright spot
DETROIT — U.S. new vehicle sales fell slightly in the third quarter, even though some automakers reported improvement in September. But there are warning signs consumers’ appetite for expensive new ca...
Tesla Q3 Delivery Results Are Coming. What to Watch For.
Tesla third-quarter delivery results are coming, and while calling the Q3 delivery figure will be tough, calling the stock price reaction will be even harder. Given all the crosscurrents in the econom...
Ford Seeks New Trial After $1.7 Billion Jury Verdict in Truck Rollover Lawsuit
Listen to article (1 minute) Ford Motor is asking a Georgia court for a new trial, after a jury reached a $1.7 billion verdict against the auto maker last month involving a truck rollover accident tha...
Ford Stock Is Still a Buy, Despite Supply Issues. Here’s Why.
Ford’s truck business is one heck of a business. Courtesy Ford Text size Ford Motor stock tumbled this past week after the company warned of continued parts shortages, but Wall Street doesn’t seem wor...
Ford’s Big Earnings Warning Is Really Good News. Just Ask Wall Street.
Text size There is a silver lining in Ford’s ugly update for the third quarter of 2022. Leon Neal/Getty Images Ford Motor said a lack of parts and inflation would leave it with a third- quarter ...
Electric Vehicles Took Off. Car Makers Weren’t Ready
Sept. 18, 2022 10:04 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Auto makers racing to turn out electric vehicles have generated long wait lists. Now they must try not to disappoint customers like Louie Figue...
Tesla Is Planning a New Business
Text size Tesla has new plans to lower its lithium-ion battery costs. Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images Auto makers around the world are scrambling to secure raw materials to expand battery capacity...
Tesla’s Planning a New Business. It’s a License to Print Money, Says Musk.
Text size Tesla has new plans to lower its lithium-ion battery costs. Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images Auto makers around the world are scrambling to secure raw materials to expand battery capacity...
Ford and Rivian Recall Some EVs
Text size Rivian and Ford have recalled some of their EVs including the R1S, R1T and Mustang Mach Es. Courtesy of Rivian Ford Motor and Rivian Automotive recalled some electric vehicles. EV recalls ar...
Ford’s U.S. Sales Rose 27% in August on Strong EV Demand
Listen to article (2 minutes) Ford Motor U.S. sales rose 27% in August, rebounding from year-ago production shortages and benefiting from increased demand for electric vehicles. Ford has been posting ...
Toyota Is Upping Its EV Game to Catch GM, Ford, and Tesla
Text size An all-electric 2023 BZ4X from Toyota. The company sold only 14,000 all-electric vehicles in 2021. Courtesy of Toyota The automotive giant Toyota Motor is starting to pivot away from hybrid ...
California Sets the Pace on Zero Emissions. Car Makers, Old and New, Are Cheering.
Text size California is set to prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California announced this week that it will ban sales of new gasoline-p...
Ford already ‘bit the proverbial bullet’ ahead of earnings, but GM results could go either way
Ford Motor Co.’s third-quarter earnings report shouldn’t be too dramatic since the company already warned about rising costs and inventory problems, but General Motors Co.’s report could be a differen...