On the positive side, U.S. auto sales for both Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) came in higher than expected thanks to strong sales of pick-up trucks.
To the average investor, there are plenty of methods investors can use to monitor stocks. A couple of the best are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
First Horizon National Corporation (NYSE:FHN) was in 12 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012. FHN has seen a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money recently.