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…
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…
The Administration appears to be ready to give GM (GM) and Chrysler more money. According to The Detroit Free Press, the car companies are about to get further aid in the form of…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Obama faces backlash due to AIG (AIG) compensation issues which could set bank his efforts to salvage the financial system. Reuters reports that Lehman will put two of its…
According to Reuters, a price battle among goods makers is beginning. Reuters reports that payments to AIG (AIG) employees is causing rage among people already concerned about the bailout. Reuters reports that…
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…
The market rally over the last few days based its activity on just a few events, but the press and investors have grabbed them and are holding on for dear life. The…
According to Reuters, investors in GE (GE) are still worried that the stock will not recover to its highs of last year. Reuters reports that Madoff pleaded guilty of 11 charges of…
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…
According to Reuters, Japanese gloom deepened and the government encouraged more coordination with the US. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) got billions of dollars from the government that it paid out to…
On CNBC’s Stop Trading segment today, Jim Cramer said that he ran the worst case scenario on all of the DJIA components, and the worst level he can come up is 5,320. …
GM’s (GM) stock is racing toward $1 where it can join Citigroup (C) and a number of other famous American companies which could not hold that price point. Today GM trades at $1.43, and…
According to Reuters, Obama will start work on getting his healthcare plan passed. Reuters reports that February joblessness is estimated to rise 648,000 for February. Reuters reports that the pick for the…
The Dow Jones industrial average, or DJIA, is perhaps the mostly widely recognized index in the world. When people talk about “The Market” in cabs and in bars, and on the phone,…
GM’s (GM) auditors expressed doubt that the car company will remain a “going concern.” Accountants often offer these opinions. They don’t usually mean much. If GM gets $100 billion from the federal government…
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