Dow Tumbles 216 Points After Big Losses in Overseas Markets by DailyFinance Staff Jun 5th 2013 4:34PM A broad-based selloff on Wall Street followed another bout of heavy selling overseas in trading Wednesday.
Fed Official's Remarks End Dow's 20-Tuesday Streak by DailyFinance Staff Jun 4th 2013 4:45PM The Dow fell 76 points, ending its streak of 20 straight gains on Tuesday, the longest such winning streak since 1968. Meanwhile the S&P 500 lost 9, and the Nasdaq...
May Auto Sales Bolster U.S. Economy by AOL Autos Jun 3rd 2013 5:38PM Higher discounts at some automakers, rising pickup truck sales and increasing consumer confidence pushed up car sales in May, giving the overall economy a shot in the arm.
Which Stocks Will Be Winners? Employees Spill the Beans by Rich Smith May 24th 2013 10:30AM Wondering how a company is really doing? Ask its rank-and-file employees. Glassdoor has done just that; here's how you can use their answers to buff up your portfolio.
Detroit Automakers Cutting Back on Summer Factory Shutdowns by The Associated Press May 22nd 2013 7:21AM Detroit's automakers are largely forgoing traditional two-week summer breaks at their factories and speeding up production to meet buyers' demand for new cars and trucks.
Along the Road to a Greener America, an Awful Lot of Roadkill by Reuters May 20th 2013 11:45AM The global financial crisis helped slam the brakes on clean-tech dreams from electric cars to solar panels, but the roots of green energy's mid-life crisis run far deeper.
GM Shares Top Level Not Seen Since 2011 by The Associated Press May 17th 2013 1:11PM Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Friday, topping their initial public offering price of $33 for the first time in more than two years.
Facebook's Mobile Numbers Impress; GM Beats Street by DailyFinance Staff May 2nd 2013 9:00AM A mixed bag from Facebook's earnings, but revenue from the all-important mobile sector was stronger than expected. GM's earnings fell from a year ago but still beat...
GM Profit Hit by Lower North American Earnings by The Associated Press May 2nd 2013 7:56AM General Motors' net income fell 14 percent to $865 million in the first quarter, weighed down by losses in Europe and weaker earnings in North America.
GM Boosts CEO Pay 44%; Gov't Still Owns 16.4% Stake by The Associated Press Apr 25th 2013 3:04PM General Motors boosted Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson's pay package by 44 percent last year, as the value of his stock awards significantly increased.
Toyota Maintains Crown as World's Best-Selling Automaker by The Associated Press Apr 24th 2013 6:20AM Toyota held onto its status as the world's top-selling automaker in the first quarter of this year, although the three-way race with GM and Volkswagen is proving tight.
Bellwether Caterpillar Posts Disappointing Profit and Sales by DailyFinance Staff Apr 22nd 2013 9:15AM Caterpillar's profit and sales came in short of expectations. It also forecast that sales for the full year will be below target, because of slow growth in the world economy.
Cars Powered by Cheap, Safe Batteries Likely Years Away by Reuters Apr 16th 2013 5:00AM Used in everything from laptops to electric cars, lithium-ion batteries nonetheless have an image problem following several high-profile incidents involving smoke and fire.
Yum Brands' China Sales Catch a Case of Bird Flu by DailyFinance Staff Apr 11th 2013 8:55AM The bird flu outbreak in China is taking a big bite out KFC's sales there. They fell 16% last week, and the downtrend for the unit of Yum Brands is continuing this month.
General Motors Re-Friends Facebook for Ad Campaign by DailyFinance Staff Apr 10th 2013 9:10AM General Motors pulled its ads from the social network a year ago. But now the automaker is testing a new tie-up with Facebook, including a pilot campaign for its Chevrolet...
GM Plans to Invest $332 Million in 4 U.S. Factories by The Associated Press Apr 4th 2013 7:49AM General Motors plans to invest $332 million into four factories in three Great Lakes states to build new, more efficient engines and transmissions.
Housing Recovery Helps Boost March Auto Sales by Reuters Apr 2nd 2013 2:38PM U.S. sales of sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks jumped in March, spurred by rising home prices and an increase in housing construction, major automakers report.
