Ford Motor Company Posts Record Q3 Operating Profit

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) fiscal third quarter profit declined 22% as the company took a big charge linked to pension and employee buyout expenses. However, the automobile company posted record fiscal third quarter operating profit. Revenue also jumped 12%. For the latest period, Ford reported a pretax profit of $2.6 billion or 45 cents a share. Analysts’ consensus estimate was for earnings of 38 cents a share. The Company also raised its outlook on several key metrics such as full-year operating profit, sales volume in China, operating margin and results in South America and Europe.

Major Movers on January 29; VMW, BMC, BSX, F, BZH

Shares of VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a provider of virtualization and virtualization-based cloud infrastructure solutions, have plunged in early trading today after the company gave a disappointing outlook. The company also reported its fourth-quarter financial results.

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Ford Announces Expansion Plans, To Invest $773 Million in 2013 To Revamp Manufacturing Facilities (F, GM)

Car maker, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced on Thursday that it will be spending about $773 million for revamping manufacturing facilities in 6 southeast Michigan plants in 2013 as the company looks to launch next generation of products.

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Major Gainers on December 26; WFT, F, RIMM, RAD, PSSI, VALE, PTR

Shares of Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT), a provider of equipment and services used in drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention of oil and natural gas wells, are up sharply in trading today.

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Automakers Post Strong Sales Growth in June (F, GM)

U.S. automobile industry’s big three players posted stronger sales growth in June. While Ford Motor’s (NYSE: F) sales climbed up 7% in June from a year earlier, General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Chrysler Group LLC posted a double digit growth.

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