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Stock Pickers Digest Hotline – Friday, December 14, 2018

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GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., $20.78, symbol GT on Nasdaq, is one of the world’s largest tiremakers, with 48 plants in 22 countries. The company will now officially halt production in Venezuela, which has seen a major economic contraction in recent years. Goodyear has suffered tens of millions in losses over that time as the Venezuelan currency, the bolivar, plummeted in value against the U.S. dollar. The company moved to deconsolidate its Venezuelan subsidiary from its overall financial results starting in 2015, but Goodyear has continued to operate in the country with a staff of about 1,100. The company’s exit from Venezuela adds to a growing list of corporations that have ceased operations in the country. Some of those enterprises, like General Motors, had assets including factories and vehicles seized by the government. Others chose to cut their losses because shortages, hyperinflation, and currency and prices controls made business difficult. Kellogg, Bridgestone, Kimberly-Clark and General Mills have all closed or reduced operations. Venezuelan President…