Ford Q1 earnings beat, rosy 2024 outlook, cost discipline welcome news

Ford Motor on Wednesday evening delivered higher than expected profits in the first quarter, driven by strength in its commercial business. Positive updates to its full-year outlook helped send shares rallying by roughly 2.5% in after-hours trading. Automotive revenue increased 2% year over year, to $38.89 billion, missing analysts’ forecasts of $40.1 billion, according to … Read more

Ford (F) earnings Q1 2024

The Ford display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024.  Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor is announcing first-quarter earnings after the markets close Wednesday. Here is what Wall Street expects, based on average analyst estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 42 cents adjusted Automotive revenue: $40.10 billion … Read more

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday

My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, April 24 The S & P 500 and Nasdaq are trying to extend their winning streaks to three sessions. Bond yields are higher again so perhaps some headwinds ahead. Tech stocks have been leading the bounce back after rough sledding since the beginning of March. The Club’s five … Read more

General Motors (GM) earnings Q1 2024

The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit on March 16, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT — General Motors is set to report its first-quarter earnings before the bell Tuesday. Wall Street expects General Motors to report solid, if not “resilient,” results for the first quarter of … Read more

UAW VW organizing drive: What investors should know

Volkswagens are seen in the employee parking lot at the Volkswagen automobile assembly plant on March 20, 2024 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images DETROIT – The United Auto Workers notched a big win this weekend. Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted in favor of joining the UAW – marking the Detroit … Read more

Earnings from Tesla, Merck and Big Tech

CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer Rob Kim | NBCUniversal CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday noted that major quarterly results from players like Verizon, Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet will be coming next week, but he zeroed in on the importance of the Personal Consumption Expenditures index because it is the real gauge of inflation. Cramer said the … Read more

Why so many electric vehicle startups fail

As the electric vehicle industry faces a string of high-profile failures, several startups that have surfaced in recent years have underestimated their capital needs by billions of dollars, industry insiders said. Many of the companies that have tried to bring products to market or go public, especially through Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, are … Read more

Republican governors condemn United Auto Workers campaigns

Striking United Auto Workers members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket in Delta Township, Michigan, on Sept. 29, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – Republican governors of six states on Tuesday condemned the United Auto Workers’ push to organize automotive factories in the South, warning the union’s efforts could lead to layoffs … Read more

VW workers to vote on joining UAW union in Tennessee

A Volkswagen automobile assembly plant is seen on March 20, 2024 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images DETROIT — Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will vote this week on whether to organize with the United Auto Workers in a key test of the union’s sway. A victory would give the UAW its first … Read more

Ford stock can go higher by taking a page of out Detroit rival GM’s playbook

Ford needs to close the gap with General Motors . We think Ford can do it by following GM’s lead on buybacks — plus, refining its mix of electric vehicles and hybrids as well as reining in warranty expenses. Shares of Club name Ford have gained about 7% year to date, lagging by far the … Read more