Ford and Toyota Sales Crash; Triple Airline Merger in Talks; GE Ponders Job Cuts; Sears Closing Stores; Oil Prices Hit 3-year Low; Discover Says More Credit-card Write-offs Likely

U.S. sales in November fell 31% for Ford Motor Co. (F) and 34% for Toyota Motor Corp. (ADR:TM) Every line of Ford vehicle posted falling sales, and the company responded by slashing first-quarter North American output for 38% to 430,000 vehicles, Bloomberg reported. Crippled by global slowdown, British Airways plc (OTC:BAIRY) said it is in merger talks with Australian airliner Qantas Airways and Spain’s Iberia, Reuters reported. Should ...

Pershing Square 13FPershing Square Capital 13F HoldingsBelow are some details related to specific securities shown within Pershing Square's recent 13F Filing with the SEC. While these filings don't often show the complete picture of a fund's investments they are interesting to review as they show a sample of their total holdings. Please click on the image below for a clear view of this holdings report.Source: SEC 13F Filing | MFF ReportsWatch a recent video on Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management here or read more of these 13F holdings analysis pieces within our Investment Securities and Holdings Tool.The securities included within this update:American International Group Inc (AIG) Barnes And Noble Inc (BKS) Borders ...

T2 Capital Partners LPT2 Capital Partners LP | Hedge Fund NotesPlease click on the image below to view a report on the top 15 security position of T2 Capital Partners according to their most recent 13F filings with the SEC on November 13th, 2009.Shares mentioned within T2's most recent 13F filing included:Alliancebernstein Holding Lp (AB) Ambassadors International Inc (AMIE) American Express Co (AXP) American Italian Pasta Co (AITP.PK) American Oriental Bioengineering ... (AOB) Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (BUD) Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY) Atlas Pipeline Partners Lp (APL) Atp Oil And Gas Corp (ATPG) Barnes And Noble Inc (BKS) Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK.A) Borders Group Inc (BGP) Celebrate Express Inc (BDAY) Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK) Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) Clearpoint Business Resources Inc (CPBRU) Contango Oil And Gas Co (MCF) Delias Inc (DLIA) Ebay Inc (EBAY) Echostar Corp (SATS) Emc Corpmassachusetts ...

Lone Pine CapitalLone Pine Capital & Stephen Mendel - HoldingsThis post is being written as part of HedgeFundBlogger.com's Investment Securities Tool which analyzes the holdings of hedge fund managers.Lone Pine Capital, managed by Stephen Mandel Jr. Lone Pine is an $8 Billion fund that has returned over 25% annually ever since its inception in 1997. Why is Mandel worth following you might ask? Well, he served as a consumer/retail analyst for Tiger Management back in the day for legendary investor Julian Robertson. Robertson's proteges/right-hand men have been nicknamed the "Tiger Cubs" and many have started their own funds. So, not only has Mandel learned from one of the best, but he has put up some very solid returns himself. Mandel is well versed in the ...

No wonder this economy is so hard to figure out: The economic reports are as volatile as the economy itself. Just when the dreaded "R" word seemed to be creeping back into the daily office chatter, a few economic reports last week seemed to reaffirm that the enhanced pessimism may be a tad bit early. In the second quarter, gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a 3.3% pace, a significant upward revision from the 1.9% growth rate reported last month. While analysts were hoping that the summer tax rebates would provide more of a boost than initially posted, most were surprised by the strength exhibited in this new release. But that begs the question: Does that mean that a lower GDP revision is in the cards for next month? Meanwhile, consumer confidence in August rebounded to its best showing since May and durable good orders ...

By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke didn’t use the "S" word - stagflation - but he might as well have. On Friday, the U.S. central bank chief said that the financial crisis that has hammered the U.S. market is combining with rising inflation to eviscerate American economy. Together, the two forces are making it extremely difficult for the Fed to restore economic stability in the U.S. market. Bernanke apparently welcomed the recent drop-off in the prices of oil and other key commodities - and says that inflationary pressures will moderate over the next year and a half, but also cautioned that the current inflation outlook remains highly uncertain. The upshot: The Fed will monitor the economic situation closely and will "act as necessary" to make sure that inflation doesn’t get out of ...