| Continental Airlines Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript Continental Airlines Inc. (CAL)Q3 2009 Earnings CallOctober 21, 2009; 10:30 am ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Truck Tonnage Improves in December The Pragmatic Capitalist submits: The American Trucking Association’s truck tonnage index climbed 2.1% in December and continues to show modest signs of economic improvement. The latest reading of 108.4 is the highest since November 2008. Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
A New 5-Year High for Ford Zacks.com submits: Shares of Ford Motor Co. (F) surged to $14.15 in afternoon trading Wednesday for the first time in five years. The stock price rose 4.9% since January 2005 before it closed at $14.10 Wednesday. The 5-year high was primarily driven by Moody's Investors Service’s upward revision of Ford's corporate family rating and probability of default rating to “B2” from “B3.” The agency also lifted the company’s secured credit facility to “Ba2” from “Ba3,” and its senior unsecured debt to “B3” from “Caa1.”Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Ford, Tesla, Solyndra: Good Economic News or Bunk? Bruce Krasting submits:Some are touting Ford’s (F) improved financial position. They actually paid down some debt and threw some crumbs to Preferred shareholders. Some are looking to the IPO of Tesla (TSLA) as an indication that the capital markets are open and doing what they are supposed to do. Raising equity for new companies.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
There's Some Lipstick on GM Paolo Gorgo submits: GM has just filed for what could be one of the largest IPOs in history, a landmark step toward selling shares to the public and ending the government's majority ownership of the automaker. It will still be a long process before all details of the GM's IPO are disclosed, including the cost and the exact number of shares that the U.S. Government will sell. Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |