Auto Industry Taking HUGE First Step to Recovery

I am responding to this article: GM to add or keep 4,000 jobs in US.
The article's title pretty much shapes this conversation. GM will be adding (or simply keeping) a lot of jobs here in the US.

That news sounds GREAT. Is this because the company is doing better? I want to take a closer look at this.

My 16 Predictions for 2011 (and Beyond)

Happy New Year!

I know that this picture doesn't have anything to do with investing, but I think it's a cute picture. I have a soft spot for things that make me smile.

You didn't click to hear me explain my picture, you want to know my predictions (maybe not MY predictions but just predictions in general).

So without making you wait any longer, here are MY predictions for 2011 and beyond:

Did Ford ever expect this? Did we?

A year ago, if someone told us that Ford (F) would announce a profit of over $2 Billion AND the stock would drop over 5% on that same day, what would YOU have said? Oh yeah, GM and Chrysler would file bankruptcy, and Toyota (TM) would have all sorts of highly publicized recall issues...AND Ford's share of the market would jump considerably....Stock DOWN over 5%.

What would you say?