ford motor co

Ford Motor Co. said floods in Thailand caused a 2011 loss for its Asia Pacific and Africa region, preventing the automaker from achieving its goal to be profitable in all its global business units.

Ford Motor Co., stung by falling quality ratings because of its glitch-prone MyFord Touch system, is planning a major upgrade that it hopes will fix the problems — and repair its own reputation.

Ford Motor Co. says it is recalling 1.1 million pickup trucks because the gas tanks can fall off and cause a fire.

Below are stocks making meaningful moves in pre-open action Monday. HIGHER: PAETEC Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: PAET) 20% HIGHER; acquired The Talbots Inc.

(NYSE: TLB) 9% HIGHER; activist investors Humana, Inc. (NYSE: HUM) 5% HIGHER; tops Q2 views Standard Pacific Corp.

(NYSE: SPF) 5% HIGHER; upgraded Miller Petroleum, Inc. (NYSE: MILL) 5% HIGHER; bounces from negative article RadioShack Corp.

(NYSE: RSH) 4% HIGHER; upgraded Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) 4% HIGHER; upgraded Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd.

(Nasdaq: MPEL) 4% HIGHER; Macau gaming results Apollo Group Inc.

In this product image provided by the Ford Motor Co., the C-MAX Hybrid, a next-generation full hybrid version of the five-passenger multi-activity vehicle, is shown.

The next CEO of Ford Motor Co. probably will be a company insider, Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. said Friday.

Mazda Motor Corp. plans to leave its joint venture with Ford Motor Co. and stop building cars in the U.S., the Nikkei financial daily reported Friday.

A Ford Motor Co. joint venture in China will spend $350 million to build the company's first transmission plant in the world's largest auto market.

UPGRADES Credit Suisse raises Ford Motor Co.

(NYSE: F) from Underperform to Neutral, boosting their price target from $17 to $18. Click Here for more color.

Janney Montgomery Scott lifts Cheesecake Factory (Nasdaq: CAKE) to Buy, modestly increase their price target from $33 to $34.

This report is an intraday check of some of the more notable stocks that have hit a 52-week high or low so far today. 52-Week High:

• Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.
  
  (NYSE: HE) high of $26.40. Word is that the stock is jumping on a potential takeover at $24.54 per share by a special company formed for the purpose, Kuokoa Inc.
• Ford Motor Co.
  
  (NYSE: F) high of $18.42.