Broker upgrades for April 8: Pier 1 (PIR) : Credit Suisse raised its price target on the stock to $13, while BB&T upgraded the stock to Buy from Hold. The stock is trading down 1.1%. Southwest Airlines (LUV) : EVA Dimensions, LLC upgraded the stock to Buy from Overweight. Stock is trading down 0.5%. Bristol Myers Squib (BMY) : EVA Dimensions, LLC upgraded the stock to Buy from Overweight. Stock is trading up ...

Toyota Motor (TM) said today that production at all 18 of its Japanese plants would resume on April 18. The company was forced to halt production following last month's earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan, resulting in a production loss of around 260,000 vehicles since March 14. The 18 Toyota plants will resume at half capacity between the 18th and 27th, and then will halt again from the 28th through May 9 ...

Southwest Airlines (LUV) announced that it had canceled 70 flights today as inspectors found cracks in three more of the company's jets. The cancellations come after a flight was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday after a 5 foot long hole ripped open the passenger roof of a Southwest plane flying from Phoenix to Sacramento. Luckily, no one was hurt in Friday's incidents, but Southwest grounded 70 other jets and ...

For the first time in a year, Ford Motor (F) sold more vehicles in March than its American competitor General Motors (GM). Ford benefited from sales in new and refreshed models of its vehicles, in addition to greater discounts than General Motors offered to its customers. During the month, Ford sold 212,295 vehicles, versus 206,621 for General Motors. The good news for General Motors is that its sales figures marked a 9.6% rise ...