Yesterday was full of news for the automobile industry. It is also possible that this Monday March 30, 2009 will be seen as the turning point for the US automobile industry. But what exactly happened yesterday? First, Obama refused to lend more money...

Investors have been taking some profits in the past two or three days after a surge of more than 20% in world stock markets. It is still too early to tell if the rebound was once again just trap for investors eager to invest back in stocks. I see a difference...

Chipmakers like Toshiba (6502 JP) or Elpida Memory (6665 JP) have been hit very hard recently due to falling prices of memory chips. Now everyone would like to know the answer to: “When are prices going to turn around?” There are few reasons for that:...

I came across a very interesting article in the Nikkei Newspaper Website today and I think it is a good one and I should talk about it. Few of the best stocks individual investors, institutional investors and more particularly hedge funds had in their...

Last week the market continued its bottoming process or at least what it looks like a bottoming process. Governments around the world continued to announce more stimulus plan. The market was strong all week long as it awaited another announcement from...

For a long time Toyota has been the leader in the hybrid car market. The Prius is viewed as the best example of energy-efficiency and CO² reduction in the automobile industry. The energy bubble in 2008 brought by to the table the question of automobile...

On Monday March 23, the Japanese government decided to extend its ban on short selling to July 31. Short selling is defined as an investor selling a stock it does not own or it borrowed with the intention to buy it back at a lower price and make a profit....

Sharp just announced today the building of a new LCD panel factory in Sakai, Osaka. The new factory is expected to start on April 1. Here is the release made by Sharp today: “Sharp has been negotiating with Sony Corporation for the goal of entering into...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., the largest Japanese bank, is expected to take a 60% stake in the future brokerage firm it will create in joint venture with Morgan Stanley. It appears that the two companies already agreed to give MUFJ the control...

I have decided today that I would provide more inside news on my website and not only my market views. Acquisition, change of CEO are all very important when trying to understand what is going in the market and why a stock can move up or down sharply...