A humbled Sony — once a titan of Japan Inc. — recently sprang back into the black for the first year in five years, courtesy of a plunging yen. Honda, another corporate icon, triumphantly announced a return to Formula One racing, rejoining an exclusive club of high-performance car makers after having slinked away when cash ran low, the NYT reports.
Ford Motor Co. fell$. 03 or. 2 percent, to $15.05. General Motors Co. rose$. 28 or. 8 percent, to $33.70. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 35 or. 8 percent, to $41.76.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 05 or. 3 percent, to $15.13. General Motors Co. rose$. 49 or 1.5 percent, to $33.91. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 45 or 1.1 percent, to $41.86.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 10 or. 7 percent, to $15.18. General Motors Co. rose$. 23 or. 7 percent, to $33.65. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 22 or. 5 percent, to $41.63.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 44 or 3.0 percent, to $15.08. General Motors Co. rose $1.03 or 3.2 percent, to $33.42. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 74 or 1.8 percent, to $41.41.
Shares of automakers rose Friday, with General Motors Co. stock reaching its highest price in more than two years, as Europe became the latest part of the globe to report rising auto sales.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 42 or 2.9 percent, to $15.06. General Motors Co. rose $1.19 or 3.7 percent, to $33.58. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 72 or 1.8 percent, to $41.39.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 31 or 2.1 percent, to $14.95. General Motors Co. rose$. 71 or 2.2 percent, to $33.10. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 45 or 1.1 percent, to $41.12.
*Hitachi up on higher operating margin forecast. TOKYO, May 17- The Nikkei share average fell for a second day on Friday as caution over the recent steep rises continued to spur profit-taking while a pullback in Wall Street soured investor sentiment, but ongoing optimism in the benefits of a weak yen kept the index near the 15,000 mark.
Ford Motor Co. fell$. 03 or. 2 percent, to $14.64. General Motors Co. rose$. 08 or. 2 percent, to $32.39. Honda Motor Co. fell$. 68 or 1.6 percent, to $40.67.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 08 or. 5 percent, to $14.75. General Motors Co. rose$. 19 or. 6 percent, to $32.50. Honda Motor Co. fell$. 60 or 1.5 percent, to $40.75.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 10 or. 7 percent, to $14.77. General Motors Co. rose$. 14 or. 4 percent, to $32.45. Honda Motor Co. fell$. 49 or 1.2 percent, to $40.86.
TOKYO, May 16- Japan's Nikkei stock average eased on Thursday morning as banks weighed after offering weaker-than-expected earnings guidance, while investors wasted little time pocketing recent gains amid some caution over recent market momentum.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 40 or 2.8 percent, to $14.67. General Motors Co. rose$. 76 or 2.4 percent, to $32.31. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 65 or 1.6 percent, to $41.35.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 48 or 3.3 percent, to $14.75. General Motors Co. rose$. 77 or 2.4 percent, to $32.32. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 59 or 1.4 percent, to $41.29.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 23 or 1.6 percent, to $14.50. General Motors Co. rose$. 29 or. 9 percent, to $31.84. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 44 or 1.1 percent, to $41.14.