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Thursday, Apr. 24, 2008

1. Lockyer's Lament 2. Microsoft Analysis 3. Apple Profits Soar 4. Crude $225 a Barrel by 2012 5. Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! Ford's Turnaround Picks up Steam This is getting to be a habit for Ford Motor Chief Executive Alan Mulally.. Once again, his company Ford Motor Co. has posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings. This time, the company turned a $100 million profit when Wall Street was forecasting a loss of roughly $300 million.... Click here to read more.

TECH WRAP: It has been a monumental week of tech earnings from Apple, Amazon.com, Yahoo, AT&T and Microsoft. And with the Microsoft/Yahoo deadline looming, the tech sector is abuzz -- Jim Goldman pulls it all together. CONSUMER SENTIMENT: Steve Liesman looks into the consumer looks into the consumer sentiment report and provides analysis. RUNNING ON HYDROGEN: With oil hovering well above $100 a barrel, everything from the cost of driving a car, to transporting goods, to flying -- all costs of business -- are going up. Scientists are working diligently in South Carolina at the Center for Hydrogen Research to use hydrogen as a substitute for non-renewable, petrochemical-based energy sources to power everything from cars to forklifts, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and saving untold amounts of money. NBC News Contributing Editorial Correspondent Simran Sethi reports. Portfolio Watchlist Insider Trends Financial Glossary Stock Screeners Fund Screeners Earnings Screeners

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