GM (GM) is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Cake and candles. It has even introduced its new Volt electric car, which it says is the future of the company. In the…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Bush called an emergency meeting of Congressional leaders to push through bank bailout legislation. Reuters reports that Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) are preparing to take advantage…
Between the credit markets and consumer spending, GM (GM) is caught in a vise. The car company needs more money and Congress seems less inclined with each passing day to want to…
Douglas A. McIntyre The financial system is looking for a form of what theologians call "universal salvation". What began as a simple piece of legislation to get $700 billion into the banking industry by the…
According to Reuters, Wilbur Ross say the bailout package does not address the core of problem which is mortgage payments. Reuters writes that the National Retail Federation says that this will be…
General Motors (GM) said on Friday that it will draw down $3.5 billion on the $4.5 billion line of credit it put in place with JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Citigroup (C) back…
According to Reuters, Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) will give up their investment banking status and become bank holding companies to have access to the government’s proposed $700 billion bailout…
Frankly, we think the ban on short sales is not the right way to run a free market. But it doesn’t matter what we think. These are the new rules, but they…
If you look at the auto stocks today, you might deduce that they are next in line for the government corporate bread lines and farm camp jobs. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:…
According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) is considering buying Washington Mutual (WM). Reuters reports that US markets rallied on word of a potential plan for the government to take over the toxic assets…
As if the US auto industry wasn’t already under fire enough, today we have yet another ratings action. The good news is that this is on the stock rather than the debt…
Douglas A. McIntyre After years of speculation, Porsche has become the controlling shareholder in VW. The news seems counterintuitive because VW is by far the larger company, but Porsche’s ownership dates back years to when…
According to Reuters, the federal government bailed out AIG (AIG) The Fed will loan the insurance company $85 billion for two years in exchange for a 79.9% stake. Reuters says that Barclays…
The collapse of the stock market, particularly shares in large financial companies, will have immediate effects on small businesses. Now that it is clear the the government will not help large brokers…
According to Reuters, Lehman (LEH) will seek Chapter 11 protection. Reuters reports that Bank of America (BAC) will buy Merrill Lynch (MER) for $50 billion. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) is facing…
