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| Harley-Davidson, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG)Q1 2009 Earnings Call Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Are Defense and Aerospace Stocks Good Stocks to Own? Dividends4Life submits: When the economy and the market starts heading south, many investors start buying Dividend Stocks. They have long been considered a defensive position in turbulent times. Given many investors' recent defensive stance, one might ask how about some real defense stocks, as in the Aerospace and Defense industry. Here are five for your consideration: Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
The Ramifications of Growing Global Gas Guzzlers Ryan Avent submits: The release of the Department of Energy's Transportation Energy Data Book is a transportation stat geek's dream -- 300-plus pages of numbers detailing the way the country burns this or that moving people and freight from city to city. Of course, not everyone gets a thrill from pouring through data tables for hours at a time, so for your convenience, here is the dime summary of the 2009 version of the publication: Americans still burn a lot of gas.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Goodyear to Save $215 Million with New Labor Deal Zacks.com submits: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) has revealed details about its master labor contract, ratified by members of the United Steel Workers (USW) union on Sep 18. The master contract covered about 10,300 employees at seven tire plants in the U.S. The plants are in Akron , Ohio ; Buffalo , New York ; Danville , Virginia ; Fayetteville , North Carolina.; Gadsden , Alabama ; Topeka , Kansas ; and Union City , Tennessee. The master contract is expected to provide Goodyear with cost savings of $215 million over its term. Combined with savings realized through pre-bargain agreements to reduce staffing levels at five plants, the company expects to realize $555 million in total savings over the term of the agreements. Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
GM Adding New Dealerships, Frustrating Old Ones TheCarConnection.com submits: When Chrysler and GM underwent restructuring earlier this year, they took the opportunity to thin out their dealer networks. As you might recall, that resulted in substantial consternation among dealers, lobbying groups, and elected officials. But while threats of litigation and offers of mediation still hang in the air, there may be a glimmer of hope on the horizon -- at least for some of GM's eliminated dealers.In late September, General Motors sent out a batch of RFPs -- requests for dealership proposals in markets where GM hopes to beef up its presence. While the RFPs weren't sent exclusively to terminated or shuttered GM dealers, it's clear that at least a dozen of those folks were on the list. However, it's also clear that other entities -- perhaps other dealers, perhaps various entrepreneurs -- have also been invited to apply. Of the proposals submitted to GM so far, three have been accepted.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |