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As Ford has been tearing up the start of the year with great sales, let’s talk about a strategy to buy some shares of Ford but lock in some profit right up front. 

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) reported slightly higher fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday as higher revenue for oil partly compensated for lower natural gas prices and soft refinery returns on chemicals and lubricants.

Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) shares have been making some strong headway after bouncing off recent lows that saw shares crack below $20.  In breaking down the company, we have to say that MRO looks to be a strong stock candidate for buying.

With heavy weights like Exxon Mobil (XOM) saying natural gas demand should pick up next year there's only so long prices can stay low.  The U.S. Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is trading at an all-time low.  Could it be finally time to buy at the bottom?

Bank of America (BAC) hit $5.13 a share before ending the day at $5.14.  It appears they could really use that unpopular $5 monthly debit card fee.

After a terrible manic Monday day of trading with the major indexes losing around 2%, the London Stock Exchange is showing signs of hope early Tuesday morning.

Christmas is coming and American's are very excited for a $199 alternative to Apple's (AAPL) iPad.  Welcome Amazon's (AMZN) Kindle Fire.

Today was another horrible day for stocks with the Dow Jones shedding almost 300 points and the S&P 500 losing 2.79%.  The big winner today was the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) which increased 26%, adding $9.66 to close at $45.92 a share.

A new contract has been reached for Oshkosh Corporation  (NYSE:OSK) employees.  The military vehicle manufacturer approved the contract yesterday after the company relented on a provision in the contract that would have allowed them to hire temps. 

Bank of America (BAC) has been hit hard over the past few days, and has dipped over 37% since Warren Buffett bought his stake in late August, but he says he's not concerned.