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What: Shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber
So what: Wells told the audience at the J.P. Morgan Auto conference in Detroit that Goodyear was successfully offsetting rising raw-materials costs with a strategy of targeted pricing and marketing of higher-priced tires, The Associated Press reported.
Now what: Color me surprised that investors were surprised by this news. Just two weeks ago, Goodyear reported blowout second-quarter earnings, thanks in part to a much higher gross margin. Signs were already pointing to tight cost controls -- Wells merely reaffirmed what we already knew. Do you agree? Disagree? Weigh in using the comments box below.
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