One of the hallmarks of the bull market of the 2010s was how many companies dramatically boosted the amount of capital they returned to shareholders. Although much of that capital return came in the form of stock buybacks, there was still a significant portion that companies pai
Auto factories in North America are shut down, and it isn't clear when they'll reopen. Both Ford Motor (NYSE: F) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) are scrambling to cut costs, hoping that their cash hoards will hold out until the coronavirus outbreak is under control.
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Global automakers reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic are accelerating efforts to restart factories from Wuhan to Maranello to Michigan, using safety protocols developed for China and U.S. ventilator production operations launched in recent weeks.
The United States on Wednesday awarded automaker General Motors Co a contract worth $489.4 million to make ventilators needed to treat severely sick coronavirus patients.
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn will make ventilators with U.S. firm Medtronic Plc to help patients afflicted by the coronavirus outbreak, the company said on Wednesday. Foxconn said it was currently cooperating with Medtronic to design and develop ventilators.
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Shares of the three Detroit automakers fell sharply in March, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. All were hit hard by the drastic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on their industry.
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Shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM) were surging on Tuesday afternoon, as an analyst's pessimistic downgrade failed to dent investors' growing optimism about GM's prospects once the coronavirus pandemic fades.
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Shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM) were rising at midday on Monday, amid a broad-based market rally on signs that the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic might not be quite as bad as feared.
Brazil auto sales fell by almost 90% in the last week of March compared to the first week of the month as the coronavirus crisis spread through Latin America's largest economy, the national automakers association said on Monday.