On the heels of Gm's plan to cut $10 billion in costs over the next 18 months, there are reports that Japanese auto giant, Toyota, has problems also.

The courts decision on whether consignment goods will be a part of the Whitehall liquidation sale could make vendor financing for Finlay Enterprises and many mid-sized jewelry more difficult, if not impossible this fall. 

How desperate are U.S. automakers getting? Burning cash, cutting production, trimming white collar jobs, unloading some brands, others on shaky ground. Believe it or not, there have even been rumors of a merger between GM & Ford.

Will the ending of this private take over of Penn National improve their stock. Peter Carlino, head man at Penn national thinks they will buy back some of their stock, invest in new properties and generally put Penn back in the plus side of the of the of the profit sheet. Could happen!

As Finlay is delisted from the Nasdaq and its bond rating lowered to that of "Junk", Macy's and Zale investors need to consider the consequences of a Finlay bankruptcy.  Here's why

Could ethanol producers run at less than capacity?  Could corn usage growth for ethanol be slowed or flat?  The answer is; look what happened to the US biodiesel industry with $65 soybean oil.

The US Court of Appeals ruled that tribal casinos are not exempt from labor laws

For InBev to cut costs they will need Wholesaler consolidation through out the U.S. Market. Will current InBev wholesalers be preferred over the existing AB wholesaler in a specific markets? Marketing dollars are not being cut, but will they be reallocated to higher margin brands?

Since a combined Ford and GM could be potentially 40% to 50% smaller than the two individual companies, because of overlapping products, there are a couple of better options for Ford and GM.

Starbucks has a proven business model to educate & convert consumers into espresso based products.  However they lack a business model for those consumers who are already espresso drinkers.  They also do not offer a value alternative for cost conscious consumer who can't or won't pay for a premium espresso based drink.   Starbuck hit...