Record sales for Goodyear

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GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. $12.32 (New York symbol GT; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (330-796-2122; www.goodyear.com; Shares outstanding: 244.6 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; No dividends paid) reports that its sales rose 12.0% in three months ended December 31, 2011, to a record $5.7 billion from $5.1 billion a year earlier. The company earned $18 million, or $0.07 a share, compared with a loss of $177.0 million, or $0.73. Earnings benefited from the record sales and the company’s cost cuts, as well as a shift toward higher-priced tires. Rising costs for raw materials, especially rubber, could limit Goodyear’s earnings growth in the near term. However, its long-term outlook is positive. Goodyear Tire is still a buy. buy…