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    David White
    Jul 23 10:51 AM
    This Week's Key Earnings Reports [view article]
    POT definitely seems like a great option play through earnings, especially since it is down drastically today. Oil and grain futures have been down so far today. Plus there is the potential strike at POT of the steelworkers. Even with all this, POT ought to beat on earnings. It seems extremely likely to guide higher with the recent price increase by Canpotex (+21% on potash prices). Even with oil and grain prices currently going down, this seems like a great play. Plus the geoploitical situation in Iran is very much in play with regard to oil after Secretary Rice's recent comments. The hoped for success in negotiations is clearly not going to occur. If anything Iran has more forcefully denied that they have any intention of changing their nuclear strategy. The market seems to be letting this news slip off the front burner for a while. But that will almost certainly be a very short while. POT should go up on earnings. Plus even though the recent bumper crop announcements are though likely to curb grain prices, it is not clear that they will have any effect on the currently planned fertilizer prices (or demand). It is also not clear that next year's crops will be as good as this year's even with lots of fertilizer. Again demand is likely to rise going into next year. Reply
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    longs1001
    Jul 23 10:13 AM
    General Discussion on F
    Ford is picking momentum and it is also mentioned hottest stock on this site
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    We are going to make some serious money
    Good Luck!     Reply
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    Mavrik
    Jul 22 01:02 PM
    Global Battery Equity Index [view article]
    Another area to look at, concerns companies that supply essential components to battery makers. These guys could be the ones who make the real money. One should also not overlook the other components essential to hybrid and all electric vehicles, which include makers of electric motors, chargers, capacitors, etc. How about lithium and copper miners and distributors?! Reply
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    Tony the Car
    Jul 22 08:39 AM
    Ford and GM Living on Borrowed Time [view article]
    Hey Bopper, time to update your stereotypes. GM just dropped its health coverage for its retirees. And the Japanese do provide for their retirees financial support. It's called a 401k, and its the retirement vehicle that most Americans now use, regardless of who employs them.
    BTW, what do GM and Ford provide to their workers in Korea, China and Mexico?     Reply
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    Calvin C.
    Jul 22 01:20 AM
    The US Auto Crisis [view article]
    20mpg is considered a hybrid? Reply
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    Maximo
    Jul 21 06:08 PM
    The US Auto Crisis [view article]
    Gino, can you say frequency of repair statistics? Reply
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    bmoore
    Jul 21 04:37 PM
    The US Auto Crisis [view article]
    In replying to the first post here - corn based Ethanol as we know it in the states is a scam that drives up corn prices and uses more energy to produce than what is created. I believe the folks in Brazil are using sugar cane to produce their ethanol and actually leading the world in cars running on compressed air.

    As far as reliability of Asian cars versus domestic, there are peaks and valleys on both sides. The cars that are the most reliable are those who share the most common parts, Honda does this the best. An alternator for a 2006 Honda Accord fits the Civic, CRV, Element, Acura CSX & TSX and is used over a variety of model years. I think this is why Honda is the most reliable brand across all models according to Consumer Reports. Its also why Honda is one of the most desirable brands for Auto Recyclers aka salvage yards and car thieves.

    GM has been known to have different parts even for its twin models and changes parts frequently year to year. Its amazing that a basic axiom, like build one good part and use it across the entire line still has not stuck in Detroit. Then again VW does the same thing as Honda and their quality is bottom of the barrel.     Reply
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    Joey
    Jul 21 03:32 PM
    The US Auto Crisis [view article]
    Good post Retriever5280. I do not think GM knows how to take care of women. That's why women try to find whatever man they can to come with them into the dealership. It is like walking through a construction site with the men whistling. It is an awkward feeling that you do not feel safe. That the men at the dealership are about to take advantage of you. Studies show that both men and women prefer to buy their cars from women. Yet GM has only 3% of their dealerships owned by men. Another fact, those dealerships that are owned by women far outpace, on average, the average male dealership in terms of sales. Reply
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    Retriever528
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    Jul 21 02:42 PM
    The US Auto Crisis [view article]
    My Camry was 14 years old when it was broadsided by an idiot and totalled. It had been previously stolen, hit, hailed on, and vandalized. IT NEVER FAILED AND I WAS NEVER STRANDED!!! It still had the original alternator when it was totaled. My prior Corolla, same story except the alternator went out in year 12. I changed the oil myself and I think I know more about cars than a lot of men these days. Problems are a part of life and certainly occur with cars. HOWEVER, it's how the company deals with issues that makes me come back time and again to Toyota. Toyota just backed an issue on my car even though the warranty was long up. If you approach Toyota in a civil manner, you will get a civil response. There are shady dealerships, I'm sure. Fortunately, I am not dealing with one. Toyota has delivered years and years of reliable service and has not hidden issues. Twice master techs have broken parts on my car when it was in for service AND twice the techs came to me and told me. Do you honestly think in today's corporate culture I believe the same situation would have occurred with Ford or GM? Most dealerships would have told me, "lady, we found a broken part of your car" and left me paying for it. Another facet to my buying Toyotas is that this company does not pay its executives multi million dollar bonuses. I'm sick and tired of companies paying a few has-been men multi millions for running a company into the ground. Perhaps such should be the "shame" factor here that it is in Japan. Toyota plans long-range; the domestics need to do the same. We knew with the oil embargo of 1974 that a small, fuel-efficient vehicle was needed. No one at that time except Toyota and Datsun (Nissan) offered such. Toyota got a lot of people hooked on their product starting then. It was a solid marketing plan, start with small cars, then introduce the Camry and Avalon to keep your customers as they age and can afford to scale up. Common sense. Reply
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    Ace2
    Jul 21 02:08 PM
    The US Auto Crisis [view article]
    I have owned and driven cars and trucks made in both Japan and the USA (and one made in Germany) for over 40 years; and I have had both good and bad vehicles. As alluded to by Rich S., I have and I continue to love and support America with my money, and in the past with my military service. But, to deny the overall better quality of Japan's vehicles is to deny the obvious. I share the views expressed by Rich S. and Jeff B., for those veiws are based on fact, not fancy. Reply
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    paulk8756
    Jul 21 02:05 PM
    The US Auto Crisis [view article]
    Coeus,

    Nice post. I agree with your grandma... I wouldn't own a Toyota on a bet! The domestics DO have away to go, however, but at least they're REALLY responding to their wake up call this time.     Reply
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    paulk8756
    Jul 21 02:01 PM
    The US Auto Crisis [view article]
    How about trucks and the large SUV's that can tow boats, etc., which until this year were the majority sellers?

    P.S. I feel sorry for you guys who agree with these supposed car buying demographics!     Reply
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    coeus89
    Jul 21 02:00 PM
    The US Auto Crisis [view article]
    thank you for that fantastic article. too many people are bias against the US auto quality. my grandma just bought a camry and is very disappointed. as for the ignorant ppl who dont believe that the US auto quality is the same as the japs. JD power survey proved that ford is on par in quality with honda and toyota. Reply
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    paulk8756
    Jul 21 01:55 PM
    The US Auto Crisis [view article]
    Gee, this must mean there are only 1/3 men in the U.S. population, or they have only 1/3 the money (...the latter is a possibility, however, after their exes are finished with them). Now there's a REAL front page news story for you! Reply
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    User 229487
    Jul 21 01:53 PM
    Ford's Financial Services Business About to Enter the Red [view article]


    KERKORIAN PAYED 8.50, COME ON AT 5.50 ITS A STEAL buy buy buy     Reply

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