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General Motors (GM) Checkmates Obama In Two Moves
The wooden but plucky CEO of GM (GM), Rick Wagoner, told the press that if his company is allowed to go into Chapter 11, it will end up being a simple liquidation.…
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Media Digest 3/18/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, AIG (AIG) will have to pay taxpayers back for bonuses it paid out before it can get its next $30 billion in loans. Reuters reports that Coke (KO) is…
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Cars and Drivers
Car Companies Face Rapidly Deteriorating Dealer Financials (GM)(TM)(F)(HMC)
For over a year, analysts have said that one of the largest problems car companies face is dealers who go bankrupt. It is actually a double-edged sword. If under-performing franchises fold, it can…
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Cars and Drivers
Fixing The Car Industry By Fixing Cars (F)(GM)(TM)
America’s car companies are still operating on the premise that the new car market will recover in a year or two. It may not rebound from its current annual run-rate of 10…
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Media Digest 3/12/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Roche agreed to buy Genentech (DNA) for $46.8 billion. Reuters reports that the world economy is shrinking as the G20 meeting approaches. Reuters reports that US foreclosure filings were…
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Media Digest 3/10/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to the head of the FDIC, a “bad bank” system could jumpstart the US economy. Reuters reports that some economists believe that the US economy will start to rebound in the…
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Cars and Drivers
China May Wade Into Western Car Market
China can afford to play a long-term game in its competition with Western governments and the industries that are considered strategic to their economies. China has already put money into huge metals…
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Cars and Drivers
It Was Inevitable: Ford (F) Can’t Dodge The Financial Bullet
There was always a sweet bit of fiction in the notion that Ford (F) was so much better financially than GM (GM) or Chrysler that it could weather the global economic downturn…
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Media Digest 3/5/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Ford (F) will launch a major financial restructuring. Reuters reports that the US is launching a $75 billion plan to help troubled holders of US mortgages. Reuters reports that…
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Cars and Drivers
As Car Sales Collapse, Hyundai Becomes The Most Successful Car Company In America
Hyundai is now the most successful car company in the US and it has the numbers to prove it. It has come up with a way to sell cars to people who…
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Media
Media Digest 2/25/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Obama set out his goals in an address before Congress. Reuters reports that UAW leaders are urging members to vote for the new Ford (F) contract. Reuters reports that…
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Media Digest 2/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, JPMorgan (JPM) cuts its dividend. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) got bids from Met Life and Axa for its life unit. Reuters says that healthcare spending is taking a…
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Cars and Drivers
Ford (F) Agreement With UAW Pressures GM (F)
Ford (F) has come to an agreement with the UAW which will cut the car company’s costs enough so that it can afford to pass on taking any money from the federal…
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Media
Media Digest 2/20/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Allan Stanford was found in Virginia. Reuters reports that the stimulus is unlikely to fix state problems. Reuters writes that US consumer prices probably moved up in January.
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Cars and Drivers
The US Won’t Let GM (GM) Go Bankrupt
General Motors (GM) will not file Chapter 11. The government cannot afford to see a large portion of the job creation benefits of the stimulus package destroyed by having the big car…