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		<title>(F) Ford Expands Asian Operations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/24/f-ford-expands-asian-operations/15985</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor (F) has released plans suggesting an intense focus on its operations in China and India. The company looks forward to adding 250,000 units to its annual production capacity, taking both the countries into account. Ford Motor has announced the launch of production of its small car, Figo, in India in the first quarter of 2010. The decision was backed by a $500 million investment in the company’s existing Maraimalai Nagar, Chennai, plant for expansion. The company has committed to invest more than $950 million in total in the plant. The expansion will make India one of the company’s strategic production hubs, with output potential doubled to 200,000 vehicles annually. The Chennai plant has already been producing Ford models &#8212; including the Ford Ikon, Ford Fiesta, Ford Fusion and ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) How&#8217;s &#8220;Cash for Castles&#8221; Doing?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/23/f-hows-cash-for-castles-doing/15874</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers is going to expire on November 30th. People have to close by that date, which means they really have to agree to buy within the next few weeks. The housing market has begun to rebound a bit, and the tax credit has been part of it. So should Congress extend, or even &#8212; as some are advocating &#8212; expand the program? My answer would be no, certainly no to expansion. Conceptually, the tax credit is similar in many ways to the &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; program, but it is much more expensive, and far less targeted. &#8221;Cash for Castles&#8221; applies to any house, either new or used, while &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; only applied to new cars. Increasing sales of used houses only indirectly stimulates the economy. ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) Goldman Sachs Group to Invest in Chinese Carmaker</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/23/gs-goldman-sachs-group-to-invest-in-chinese-carmaker/15879</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investment arm of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is poised to invest about $250 million in Geely Automotive &#8211; China&#8217;s largest privately-owned carmaker &#8211; by purchasing the company&#8217;s convertible bonds and warrants. Geely Automotive is the Hong Kong-listed arm of Chinese automaker Geely Holding. Goldman Sachs Capital Partners will buy convertible bonds and warrants issued by Geely&#8217;s Hong Kong-listed subsidiary. The deal is almost complete, but some technical details of the investment are still pending. Confirmation of the deal could be announced as early as this week. Geely plans to use the proceeds from the Goldman investment to boost its production capacity, which could free up capital for its parent to bid for Volvo. Geely&#8217;s parent company has made global headlines in recent weeks after contemplating a bid for ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Motor Saddled with Volvo</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/17/f-ford-motor-saddled-with-volvo/15428</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor (F) is trying hard to offload its unprofitable Volvo car unit by the end of the year. Finance Chief Lewis Booth recently said that the company had no plans of retaining the unit. Ford only wants to concentrate and strengthen its own in-house brand. In 1999, Ford acquired Volvo Car Corp. from Sweden-based Volvo Group for $6.45 billion. However, the company put up the unit for sale last December in an effort to cut costs and raise cash amidst plunging industry wide auto sales. Ford negotiated the sale with many automakers Incorporatedluding Renault SA and China’s third-largest automaker, Dongfeng Motor Group. So far, China’s Geely Automotive was reportedly the only company to submit a concrete bid, valuing the unit at about $2 billion. However, Geely later denied such ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Cash for Clunkers Depletes Showrooms</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/14/f-cash-for-clunkers-depletes-showrooms/15145</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Auto dealers are now facing a sales crisis as the $3 billion &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; cash incentive program closes. The program, introduced by the U.S. Government in late July and ended August 24, allowed consumers to trade in their old gas-guzzling cars and trucks with a mileage of 18 miles per gallon or less for a value of up to $3,500-$4,500. The surge of applications under the program saw dealers run out of stock for popular models such as Focus, Civic, Corolla and Altima. The U.S. Department of Transportation reported that as many as 690,114 new cars were sold under the program, reflecting a $2.88 billion in rebate applications, which is close to the program allocation. The situation has become worse as automakers have been slow to ramp up production ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Announces New Production in Romania</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/10/f-ford-announces-new-production-in-romania/14850</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor (F) recently said that it would begin production of its new compact van, Transit Connect, in Craiova, Romania. Two years ago, the company bought a 72.4% stake in the state-owned Automobile Craiova for $88 million. At that time, it had promised to invest $1 billion to upgrade and expand car production in Romania. Therefore, the announcement is a step towards fulfillment of that objective. Ford’s decision will no doubt be a boon for the Romanian economy, which has been going through tough times. In March, the International Monetary Fund provided the country with $17.1 billion in bailout fund to pull it out of a financial crisis. Ford plans to manufacture 300,000 automobiles and 300,000 engines in Romania in the next 4 years. It will employ an additional 3,000 ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Economic Activity Continued to Stabilize in July and August</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/09/f-economic-activity-continued-to-stabilize-in-july-and-august/14781</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were no surprises in the latest Beige Book. The Fed&#8217;s periodic report proclaimed, &#8220;Economic activity continued to stabilize in July and August.&#8221; This statement confirmed the data provided by several other reports. Overall, the tone of the report is that the U.S. economy has already hit bottom and is starting to climb its way out of a deep hole. However, as I have said many times, this recovery will not feel like a recovery to many Americans. Most districts credited the &#8220;Cash For Clunkers&#8221; program for helping sales, though some noted that it had an adverse affect on used car sales. The program was also credited for providing a short-term lift to manufacturing. Of course, what remains to be seen is whether or not Ford (F), CarMax (KMX) and ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Moody&#8217;s Lifts Ford Motors&#8217; Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/08/f-moodys-lifts-ford-motors-outlook/14581</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody&#8217;s Investors Service has improved its rating on Ford Motor (F), triggered by intensive restructuring in the company. The agency raised Ford&#8217;s corporate family rating by two notches to Caa1, though seven steps below investment grade. The agency has also revealed its wish to raise Ford&#8217;s finance arm – Ford Motor Credit’s senior unsecured rating, now Caa1. The agency commented that Ford has successfully overcome the period of worst downturn in the industry by establishing a sustainable cost structure. Its ratings upgrade will now affect about $25 billion of debt at the company. Ford, the only Detroit 3 survivor from bankruptcy in 2009, reported a net income of $2.3 billion or 69 cents per share, after adjusting for special items, for the second quarter of the year. This was well ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) U.S. to Reimburse Clunkers Dealers</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/05/an-u-s-to-reimburse-clunkers-dealers/14455</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Government has pacified dealers who sold cars under the Cash for Clunkers program. It has approved $500 million in reimbursements, which are to be paid by late this month. “Cash for Clunkers,&#8221; a.k.a. the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), introduced by the U.S. government in late July, was a $3 billion cash incentive program. The program, ended August 24, allowed consumers to trade in their old gas-guzzling cars and trucks with a mileage of 18 miles per gallon or less for a value of up to $3,500–$4,500. The surge of applications under the program saw dealers run out of stock for popular models such as Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Nissan Altima. The U.S. Department of Transportation reported that as many as 690,114 new cars were ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Less Hunger for Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/04/axp-less-hunger-for-term-asset-backed-securities-loan-facility-talf/14448</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday said that it has sanctioned $6.5 billion in loans to investors under its Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF). This action follows investors’ application for loans to buy securities backed by auto, credit card and other types of consumer loans, in the seventh round of such funding. The current loan amount is down from $6.9 billion requested in August but up from $5.4 billion in July. Also, it is substantially lower from $11.45 billion in June. The overall decrease in investors&#8217; appetite this month for government loans indicates that the investors are not relying much on the Fed for funding to buy these securities. A total of $14.7 billion was borrowed by investors for purchasing eligible asset-backed securities sold by companies including American Express ]]></description>
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		<title>(BWA) BorgWarner Collaborates with UQM on Alternative Energy Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/04/bwa-borgwarner-collaborates-with-uqm-on-alternative-energy-technology/14479</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BorgWarner (BWA) has collaborated with a Colorado-based developer of alternative energy technologies UQM (UQM) on electric powertrain products for all electric and hybrid-electric passenger vehicles. The companies are jointly integrating UQM’s PowerPhase® electric propulsion system with BorgWarner’s 31-03 eGearDrive™ transmission for the all electric front-wheel drive five-passenger sedan, CODA, developed by California-based electric vehicle maker, Miles EV. The new system is scheduled for introduction in the California market in 2010. The BorgWarner 31-03 eGearDrive™ transmission is best suited for mid-range electric vehicles. When mated with the UQM® PowerPhase® electric propulsion system, the new system will propel a mid-sized passenger vehicle at highway speeds economically and with high powertrain efficiency. Michigan-based BorgWarner is a leading manufacturer of powertrain products for the world&#8217;s major automakers. The company’s products include four-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford&#8217;s Canadian Cash for Clunkers</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/03/f-fords-canadian-cash-for-clunkers/14395</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor&#8216;s (F) Canadian arm will offer customers a rebate of up to C$3,000 ($2,700) for the purchase of a new Ford vehicle in exchange for a 15-year or older vehicle. The rebate program – Recycle Your Ride – would allow customers to receive C$1,000 for purchase of a new Ford or Lincoln car, C$2,000 for a new sport utility or crossover vehicle and C$3,000 for a new truck or luxury Lincoln. The program will start this Thursday and run for 60 days. If required, it may be extended. Ford Canada plans to maintain sales momentum through the program. The program is built on the line of the Canadian Government&#8217;s &#8220;Retire Your Ride&#8221; program, which has given C$300 to consumers to turn in an old vehicle. Ford Canada&#8217;s chief executive, ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) Cash for Clunkers Pushes Automakers to First Gain in 2 Years</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/02/tm-cash-for-clunkers-pushes-automakers-to-first-gain-in-2-years/14169</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. auto industry showed a 1% sales gain to produce 1.3 million vehicles in August. It was the first annual sales gain since October 2007. Sales of cars and light trucks surged 30% compared to July. The spike in sales was solely attributed to the Cash for Clunkers program launched by the U.S. government in late July. The program allowed consumers to trade in their old gas-guzzling cars and trucks with a mileage of 18 miles per gallon or less for a value of up to $3,500–$4,500.  As many as 690,114 new cars were sold under the program. Toyota (TM), Honda (HMC) and Ford (F) were the largest beneficiaries of the program with their fuel-efficient lineup of vehicles. Toyota Motor sales advanced 6.4% to 225,088 units, largely due to ]]></description>
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		<title>(ADP) Jobs Report Worse than Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/02/adp-jobs-report-worse-than-expected/14172</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/02/adp-jobs-report-worse-than-expected/14172#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Software & Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ADP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automatic Data Processing Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, ADP (ADP), the nation’s largest payroll processing firm, released its estimate of job losses in August. They came in at a decline of 298,000 jobs for the private sector. This is significantly worse than the consensus expectations of a decline of 250,000. There was a little bit of good news in the report in that this is still an improvement over the 360,000 lost in July &#8212; a number that was revised from an original read of 371,000 jobs lost. The losses in August were almost evenly split between the Goods Producing Sector (Construction &#38; Manufacturing), which lost 152,000 jobs, and the Service sector, which dropped 146,000. By size of business, the big firms are holding up best with a decline of 60,000. Medium-sized firms (between 50 and 499 employees) shed ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Getting More Productive</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/02/f-getting-more-productive/14181</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Mills Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PACCAR Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are starting to see many signs that the overall economy is beginning to climb out of the recession; for example, the 52.9 reading from the ISM yesterday. But the one area that has yet to see any real improvement is in the jobs market. Well, if output is starting to go up but the number of people working isn’t, almost by definition you are going to get an increase in productivity. After all, productivity is output/hours worked. The second swipe at the second quarter productivity numbers showed that productivity increased at a 6.6% rate, up from the initial read of 6.4%. This was the biggest increase in productivity since the third quarter of 2003. The economy was still in much worse shape in the second quarter than it appears to ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Expects Strong Rebound Into August Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/31/f-ford-expects-strong-rebound-into-august-sales/13925</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/31/f-ford-expects-strong-rebound-into-august-sales/13925#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co. (F) has stated that it foresees a strong rebound in industry sales for August. The company has attributed the possible surge in sales to the much-talked-about &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; program. The program, launched by the U.S. Government late July, allowed consumers to trade in their old gas-guzzling cars and trucks with a mileage of 18 miles per gallon (mpg) or less for a value of up to $3,500-$4,500. According to Mark Fields, Ford&#8217;s president in the U.S., sales may rise to 13 million units on an annualized basis during August. The company itself has surpassed last year’s sales in August. For July, Ford witnessed a 2% year-over-year sales gain &#8212; the first gain since November 2007. The U.S. Department of Transportation reported that as many as 690,114 ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Increases Number of Production Shifts</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/28/f-ford-increases-number-of-production-shifts/13820</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company (F) has revealed that it will add shifts at its truck plants in Michigan and Missouri on the back of increased demand for its F-150 pickup trucks and Escape SUVs. Both of the company’s manufacturing units &#8212; the Dearborn, Michigan truck plant and the Kansas City, Missouri assembly plant &#8212; will return to a three-shift operation in September and October, respectively, this year. The increase in shifts will help gear up the production of F-150 pickup trucks by about 10,000 units. The manufacture of Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs together will increase by 2,400 units this year. The actions are perfectly in line with the automaker&#8217;s plan to enhance production for the third and fourth quarters driven by strong sales due to the Cash for Clunkers ]]></description>
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		<title>(HMC) Cash for Clunkers Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/27/hmc-cash-for-clunkers-summary/13611</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Ltd.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its time now to review the $3 billion cash incentive program &#8212; Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), informally known as &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; &#8212; which officially ended Tuesday. The program, launched by the U.S. Government in late July, allowed consumers to trade in their old gas-guzzling cars and trucks with a mileage of 18 miles per gallon (mpg) or less for a value of up to $3,500–$4,500. The U.S. Department of Transportation reported that as many as 690,114 new cars were sold under the program, reflecting $2.88 billion in rebate applications, which is closer to the program allocation. About 84% of the vehicles traded in by the consumers are trucks and SUVs. About 59% of consumers opted for passenger cars in exchange. The average fuel-economy of the vehicle purchased was ]]></description>
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		<title>(BA) A Strong Durable Goods Recovery?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/26/ba-a-strong-durable-goods-recovery/13490</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aerospace/Defense - Major Diversified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industrial Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Textron Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New orders for durable goods rose 4.9% in July, well above consensus expectations for a 3.2% increase. In addition, the June numbers were revised to a drop of just 1.3% instead of a 2.5% decline. This was the biggest increase in two years. Since aircraft count as durable goods &#8212; and a few orders for jumbo jets can really jerk the numbers around &#8212; it is important to look at the orders excluding transportation equipment. There the news was good, but not as good. Orders rose 0.8%, just slightly below consensus expectations of a 1.0% rise. However it did mark a thrid straight month of increases, following rises of 2.5% in June and 0.8% in May. Apparently Boeing (BA) had a good month, as orders for transportation equipment jumped 18.4% &#8212; more than ]]></description>
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		<title>($F) Economy Gaining Confidence?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/25/f-economy-gaining-confidence/13354</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gap Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Ltd.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Conference Board&#8217;s Consumer Confidence index soared to 54.1 in August, up from 47.4 (upwardly revised from 46.6) and blowing away expectations of just a slight increase to 47.5. However, while improving, it still remains very low; 90 is about normal. On the other hand, it sure beats the record low 25.3 set back in February. Since the Consumer represents over 70% of the economy, this is very good news indeed &#8212; especially coupled with the better news on housing prices we got today. The total index has two major components: the present situation and expectations for the future.  The big imporvement came on the expectations side, where that sub-index rose to 73.5 from 63.5. The increase in the present situation was more muted, and remains well below the expectations index at 24.9 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AN) Cash for Clunkers Program Expires</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/24/an-cash-for-clunkers-program-expires/13194</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Dealerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AutoNation Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Ltd.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the extremely popular vehicle exchange program &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; will complete its tenure. “Cash for Clunkers,&#8221; a.k.a. the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), introduced by the U.S. Government in late July, is a $3 billion cash incentive program. The program allowed consumers to trade in their fuel-inefficient vehicles for efficient ones. Customers received rebates of between $3,500 and $4,500, depending on the improvement in fuel efficiency from their old vehicle to their new one. The surge of applications under the program saw dealers run out of stock for popular models, such as Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Nissan Altima. As of Friday, August 21, about half a million cars – worth about $2 billion – had been sold through the program. However, the sales under the program ]]></description>
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		<title>(JCI) Johnson Does Debt-Equity Swap</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/jci-johnson-does-debt-equity-swap/13121</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Parts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnson Controls Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magna International]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Auto-parts maker Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) is exchanging its 6.5% convertible senior notes due 2012 and its equity units in the form of corporate units to reduce the amount of its outstanding debt and related ongoing interest expense. As of Jun 30, 2009, Johnson Control had approximately $4.8 billion of outstanding debt Incorporatedluding $450 million of equity units. Johnson Controls will exchange all of its convertible notes for 89.3855 common shares plus $120 in cash and accrued and unpaid interest per $1,000 of principal notes. The company originally issued $402.5 million of convertible notes. The company will also exchange up to 8.55 million corporate units, or 95% of its outstanding equity units, for 4.8579 common shares, $6.50 in cash and accrued and unpaid interest on the 11.5% notes due 2042 ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Leading Indicators Up Slightly Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/20/f-leading-indicators-up-slightly-again/12910</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DR Horton Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Home Depot]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Conference Board&#8217;s Leading Indicators Index rose 0.6% in July, its fourth consecutive monthly increase. Though the increase was slightly less than expected, it clearly suggests that the recession is bottoming. Aiding the index were improvements in the interest rate spread, initial jobless claims and average weekly manufacturing hours. There is little doubt that the economy is moving towards a recovery, but there is a great deal of uncertainty concerning the type of recovery. Car sales this quarter have been artificially boosted by &#8220;Cash For Clunkers.&#8221; First-time homebuyers are eligible for a sizeable tax credit. Soon, rebates will be available for old appliances. But what happens when these subsidies end? Will Ford (F) be able to maintain its current sales rate? Can Home Depot (HD) sell more high-efficiency washers and ]]></description>
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		<title>($F) GM to Bring Back Workers &#8211; Analyst Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/20/f-gm-to-bring-back-workers-analyst-blog/12865</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda Motor Company Ltd.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Motors has released a plan to increase output for the rest of 2009 to meet the demand generated by the recently introduced “Cash for Clunkers&#8221; program. “Cash for Clunkers&#8221; or the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) introduced by the U.S. Government last month, is a cash incentive program. The program allows consumers to trade in their fuel-inefficient vehicles for efficient ones for a value of up to $4,500. Several automakers have increased production in response to the demand due to the program. Recently, Ford (F) has announced plans to scale up its fourth quarter output by 33% from a year earlier. Honda Motor Co. (HMC), Toyota Motors (TM), Hyundai Motor and Chrysler Group LLC have followed the lead as well. GM revealed its plan to add 60,000 vehicles to ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford Cars Will Talk with the nation&#8217;s electric grid for recharging the battery</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/19/f-ford-cars-will-talk-with-the-nations-electric-grid-for-recharging-the-battery/12724</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Electric Power Company In]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor (F) recently introduced an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications technology that will enable its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to simply &#8220;talk&#8221; with the nation&#8217;s electric grid for recharging the battery. The new technology that works on SYNC, SmartGauge with EcoGuide and Ford Work Solutions, will allow the owner to select the time, duration and utility rate for recharging his car on a touch-screen navigation interface and Ford Work Solutions in-dash computer. The owner could thus choose to accept a charge only during non-peak hours, between midnight and 6 am, when electricity rates are cheaper or when the grid can use renewable sources like wind or solar energy. Ford said that all 21 of its PHEV Escapes fleet are likely to be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology. The first ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBBY) Retail sales in July were much lower than expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/13/bbby-retail-sales-in-july-were-much-lower-than-expected/12496</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Manufacturers - Major]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy Company Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail sales in July were much lower than expected. Total sales fell by 0.1%, far below the 0.8% increase forecast by the consensus of economists and the 0.8% increase that was posted in June. The one piece of good news in the report was that the June number was revised up from a 0.6% increase. If autos are excluded, sales fell 0.6% versus the expected increase of 0.1% and well below the 0.5% increase in June (originally reported as up 0.3%). The government auto sales numbers (up 2.4% from June, following a 1.9% increase the previous month) were well below what was indicated by the unit sales numbers coming from auto companies like Ford (F), General Motors and Toyota (TM). However, the &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; surge was right at the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MSFT) Microsoft Sells Razorfish</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/10/msft-microsoft-sells-razorfish/12240</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Microsoft (MSFT) announced the sale of Razorfish, the digital advertising firm it received as part of the aQuantive acquisition in 2007. The consideration to be paid by Publicis Group, the acquirer, is around $530 million, partly in the form of cash and partly in 6.5 million Publicis Groupe treasury shares. The agreement creates a win-win situation. Publicis Groupe gets to acquire a digital advertising company, which effectively transforms a quarter of its business to the digital model. With Internet usage increasing the world over, digital advertising is assuming increasing importance in today’s world. The price is also reasonable, given that the company generated around $400 million in revenues in 2008, and is expected to generate $360-370 million in 2009. The revenue decline is recession-related and does not indicate loss ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) China&#8217;s Auto Market Still No.1 &#8211; Ford set a monthly record</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/10/f-chinas-auto-market-still-no-1-ford-set-a-monthly-record/12266</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China’s auto sales increased 63.6% year over year in July to 1.09 million vehicles amid global slump. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, auto sales in the country went up 23.4% to 7.2 million vehicles in the first seven months of 2009. Government incentives such as sales tax and interest rate cuts as well as subsidies to trade in older cars are the principal factors behind the sales growth. Faster economic recovery has also helped the world’s biggest auto market to uphold its position. China overtook the U.S. as the world&#8217;s leading auto market in January this year. Sales of passenger vehicles in the nation increased 70.5% to 832,600 units, while sales of commercial vehicles rose 44.2% to 253,000 units. In contrast, July auto sales in the U.S. ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; program, a massive government subsidy for Ford</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/07/f-cash-for-clunkers-program-a-massive-government-subsidy-for-ford/12139</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employers shed 247,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 9.4%. Nonfarm payrolls showed the smallest drop since August of last year, and the June loss was revised down to just 303,000 (from the originally reported 322,000 drop). The unemployment rate fell for the first time since April 2008. The numbers were better than forecast. Economists had projected 300,000 jobs to be lost, though the range of forecasts was very wide. Unemployment had been predicted to rise to 9.6%. A big reason for the improvement in the unemployment rate is that many people have either given up on looking for work or settled for part-time jobs. If those people are included, the rate would have been 16.3%. Today&#8217;s report was just one of many signaling that the ]]></description>
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		<title>(F) Ford released its product acceleration plan to strengthen product lineup</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/07/f-ford-released-its-product-acceleration-plan-to-strengthen-product-lineup/12143</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ford Motor Company (F) released its product acceleration plan, which is being driven by an efficient global product development system, significant structural cost reductions and disciplined cash management. Ford plans to replace or refresh from 70% to 90% of its lineups by volume in each of its three largest markets – North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific-Africa – by 2012. The lineups will be further refreshed from 140% to 160% by 2014. Ford plans to focus on fewer but higher-volume platforms. The company aims to enhance its volume per core global platform from the present 345,000 to 680,000 vehicles within five years. In 2009, Ford refreshed 45% of its vehicle lineup by volume in the U.S. The company now looks forward to rollout products such as the new Ford Fiesta, ]]></description>
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		<title>($F) Ford Gets Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s Upgrade &#8211; Analyst Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/30/f-ford-gets-standard-poors-upgrade-analyst-blog/11578</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 27, 2009, credit agency Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s notified that it has revised its outlook on Ford Motor Co. (F) from &#8220;negative&#8221; to &#8220;developing,&#8221; and has affirmed the company’s credit ratings. The agency has affirmed its &#8220;CCC+&#8221; issuer credit ratings on Ford and Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC. It also affirmed &#8220;B-&#8221; ratings on Ford Credit&#8217;s European bank, FCE Bank Plc. Both ratings reflect non-investment grade, or &#8220;junk,&#8221; status. The rating upgrade reflects Ford&#8217;s progress in reducing cash consumption in its automotive operations and stabilizing its U.S. market share. Ford used $1 billion in cash in the second quarter 2009, compared with $4 billion in the previous quarter and $7.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008. Operating cash outflow of $4.7 billion during the first half of the ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) Automotive Industry &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/05/01/gm-automotive-industry-industry-outlook/6459</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 21:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUTOS: CHANGES TO COME The auto industry is on the verge of significant changes. CHRYSLER Chrysler filed for bankruptcy as debt holders rejected an offer to take a 15% stake in the restructured company. The Treasury reached a deal earlier this week with four banks that hold the majority of Chrysler&#8217;s debt in return for $2 billion in cash. However, 40 hedge funds that hold roughly 30 percent of that debt also needed to sign on for the deal to go through. The Treasury Department and the four banks tried to persuade the hedge funds to take a sweetened deal of $2.25 billion in cash. However, the deal ultimately fell through. An announcement of a merger with Fiat was made. Facilities will be temporarily shut until the deal is consummated. ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALV) Auto Industry &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/03/10/alv-auto-industry-industry-outlook/4148</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OPPORTUNITIES The industry is very concentrated, with the top 8 global auto companies having more than 90% of global revenues and the top 50 global auto parts companies having 80% of global revenues (the top 4 US tire producers have 75% of the US market). There is a focus on automation and simplifying product lines to lower costs and benefit from economies of scale. The average car now needs only 15-25 man-hours per vehicle and this drops 2% annually. Hybrid/alternative cars represent a source of growth in the future. Market share gains by hybrids/alternatives will be slow, and they are now only 4% of cars on the road. The automakers have been receiving TARP funding from the Treasury to cover cash burn issues. The exact amount continues to be a ]]></description>
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		<title>(GM) GM Gets Its Fix</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2008/12/26/gm-gm-gets-its-fix/1804</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GM Gets Its Fix General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Chrysler were relieved to find out that even though most Americans are opposed to helping them, and Congress isn’t far behind, they still have a friend in the Oval Office. The two companies will get a Christmas present of $13.4 billion. But aside from asking for funds, GM and Chrysler seem to have no idea of what to do. They’ve resorted to hanging around the federal reserves for handouts. Apparently their “Enabler-in-Chief” still wants to keep them hooked on poor performance and poor innovation. Although, in a surprising example of governmental restraint, GM and Chrysler have until March 31 to show they are viable. It’s like mom and dad requiring that they get jobs or be kicked out of the house. ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBI) The Fed Gets Zero for Zero</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2008/12/26/bbi-the-fed-gets-zero-for-zero/1796</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fed Gets Zero for Zero Guns a blazin’ since this financial crisis began, the Fed fired its final shot yesterday. It lowered the target range for the federal funds rate to 0% to 0.25%. Welcome to the United States of Japan! In all seriousness, the federal funds rate is the rate (price) banks charge other banks on overnight deposits. It’s the primary monetary policy tool at the disposal of Ben Bernanke and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). And the purpose of dropping rates is to encourage banks to borrow money and therefore invest more freely. In other words, it’s supposed to kick start economic activity. But it’s not working. As Patrick Jacq, senior fixed-income strategist for BNP Paribas SA tells Bloomberg, “There is no demand coming from the ]]></description>
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