THE SURPRISE: Ford stunned Wall Street analysts by posting a $750 million profit in the second quarter, its first quarterly profit since the second quarter of 2005.
THE REASON: Ford is seeing the fruits of cost cutting and other efficiencies, including a reduction of its work force.
THE WARNING: The company will post substantial losses in the third and fourth quarters of this year.
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