Paul Ausick

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Toyota’s Incentives Entice Buyers and Cause Headaches for Other Automakers

By Paul Ausick

Toyota Motors (TM) is expected to sell 182,100 new cars in March, up more than 32% from March 2009, and up a whopping 82% from February 2010, according to Edmunds.com. General Motors sales for March are predicted to be 22% higher than a year ago and 39% higher than last month. Ford Motor Co. (F) should see a nearly 50% increase from a year ago and a 43% jump from last month. March sales comparisons are adjusted to account for an additional sales day in March 2010.

Is RadioShack on the Block?

By Paul Ausick

Just days after RadioShack Corp. (RSH) reported fourth-quarter 2009 earnings, rumors started flying that the company was a possible takeover target. Shares rose to a new 52-week high until today, when RadioShack shares jumped again to a new high after just half an hour of trading.

Apple’s iPhone Could Be A Lot Bigger

By Paul Ausick

An analyst at Bernstein Research has some advice for Apple, Inc. (AAPL). Sign up more carriers, and kick out a cheap iPhone. Both bits of advice have merit, but are the arguments strong enough to persuade Steve Jobs to take a shot at them?

U.S. Treasury Moving to Unload Citi Stock

By Paul Ausick

There appears to be some movement in the sale of the 27% of common stock in Citigroup Inc. (C) owned by the U.S. Treasury. The federal government is believed to be ready to announce next month a scheduled trading plan to unload the Citigroup shares

Best Buy Up on Strong Earnings

By Paul Ausick

Best Buy (BBY) shares are up nearly 8% this morning following the company's fourth quarter earnings report. For the quarter ended in February, Best Buy reported diluted EPS of $1.82, up from $1.35 a year ago. Revenue jumped 12%, to $16.55 billion for the quarter. Analysts were expecting EPS of $1.79 on revenues of $16.08 billion.

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