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Auto sales plunge in September

The numbers on auto sales were unbelievably bad for September -- Ford down 34%. Honda down 24%, Toyota down 32%, Nissan down 37%. Amazingly, G.M. was at the head of the pack with sales down only 16 percent. (I guess those Escalade Hybrids…

China company performance

I have written a few posts about China recently. None have taken a look at the big picture for Chinese growth and at its affects on big Chinese companies that are receiving large overseas investment in their shares. Overall, China will…

Starbucks’ closure list

Starbucks has released the full list of the 600 stores it expects to close in the coming year. Long a Wall Street darling, Starbucks' retrenchment is very much representative of the magnitude of the slowdown we are now seeing. Apparently,…

P&G raising prices 16%

Who says producers can't pass on rising costs? This is one of the reasons many economists fear commodity inflation; somehow it gets embedded into the system if it goes on too long.Procter & Gamble Co., the maker of Tide laundry…

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