Paul Ausick

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Motorola’s New Structure Taking Shape Before Spinoff (MOT, APPL, GOOG)

By Paul Ausick

Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is preparing to split itself in half next year when a spinoff of its smartphones business operating on the Google Andoid OS among others is planned. Some the MOT stock split are finding their way out into public. The two halves, one to be called Motorola Mobility and the other Motorola Solutions, do not get to divvy up MOT stock assets equally before the spinoff and the company splits is smartphones such as the Droid from other operations.

U.S. Automakers Top Import Auto Stocks for the First Time (F, TM, HMC)

By Paul Ausick

U.S. auto stocks Ford, GM and Chrysler have finished ahead of foreign automakers for the first time ever in the 2010 J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study. U.S. cars averaged 108 problems per 100 vehicles compared with 109 problems per 100 vehicles for imports. The following chart tracks initial quality for the past 12 years.

Sprint Plans Wireless Gadget Binge (S, T, WMT, APPL)

By Paul Ausick

Sprint Nextel Inc. (NYSE: S) plans to release a variety of wireless gadgets and smartphones that will compete with the Google Android OS, Droid smartphones, and the Apple iphone. Sprint electronics device plans include tablet computers, e-readers, and video game devices.

2010 IPO of Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank) is Largest Ever Public Offering

By Paul Ausick

The 2010 IPO of AgBank, or the Agricultural Bank of China as the Chinese company is known, is on tap for the largest initial public offering of stock in history. The AgBank IPO is tentatively scheduled for July 15, and China stock watchers and U.S. investors alike are captivated by the offering.

Can Record Low Mortgage Rates Save Homebuilders and the Housing Market? (TOL, KBH, PHM, LEN, XHB)

By Paul Ausick

With mortgage rates for 30-year fixed-rate loans at record lows, 75% of borrowers are looking to refinance. But unfortunately for homebuilders and housing stocks like Toll Brothers (TOL), Pulte (PHM) and KB Home (KBH), sales of new homes remain slow. So can record low mortgage rates turn things around for homebuilders and the housing market?

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