The top auto analysts in this year’s Best on the Street survey had to look long and hard to find winners in a struggling industry. Detroit’s Big Three auto makers and many of their suppliers are losing money, and vehicle sales in the U.S. were down last year.
The winning stock pickers trained their sights on [...]

U.S. Retail Sales Probably Fell in January for a Second Month
By Shobhana Chandra
Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) — Retail sales in the U.S. probably
fell in January for a second month as falling home prices
discouraged consumer spending, a sign the biggest part [...]

U.S. Industrial Output Probably Rose in January on Utilities
By Bob Willis
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — Industrial production in the U.S.
rose in January, led by higher utility output that was pushed up
by colder-than-normal temperatures, a survey of economists
indicated before a report [...]

Blue Water, Asarco, Buffets, Delphi: Bankruptcy (Update1)
By Bill Rochelle
Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) — Blue Water Automotive Systems Inc., a
designer and manufacturer of plastic components and assemblies
for the auto industry, filed a Chapter 11 petition Feb. 12 in
Detroit along with four [...]

Calpine, Dana, Palco/Scotia, New Century: Bankruptcy (Update1)
By Bill Rochelle
Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) — Power producer Calpine Corp. formally
emerged from a 25-month reorganization yesterday when it carried
out the Chapter 11 plan approved by the bankruptcy court in a
Dec. 19 confirmation order. [...]

U.S. Economy: Growth Slows as Housing, Spending Cool (Update3)
By Shobhana Chandra
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. economy teetered on the edge
of a recession in the fourth quarter as home construction fell
the most in 26 years and Americans cut back [...]