calculatedrisk.blogspot.com - 11/3/2008
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From the NY Times: U.S. Rejects G.M.’s Call for Help in a Merger The Treasury Department has turned down a request by General Motors for up to $10 billion to help finance the automaker’s possible merger with Chrysler ... the Bush administration will now shift its focus to speeding up the $25 ...
Bankruptcy for GM
corner.nationalreview.com 11/13/2008 — What would it mean to have GM go bankrupt? A change in ownership and a renegotiation of contracts.
The factories, computers, office space, intellectual property and so forth that are now owned by GM would not disappear; they would basically become ...
GM SAVE
beltwayblips.com 1/11/2009 — I just wrote a way to bail out GM. If you can get this message to Obama or Mr. Biden, or even Michelle, Please contact me.
GM goes nuclear
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 12/4/2008 — So GM wants $18 billion just for itself. Words fail. Or rather, I don't think I can print the words that immediately come to mind. This is a family blog. Somewhat to my surprise, the political types tell me this polls very badly ...
GM’s Magical Thinking
theamericanscene.com 12/4/2008 — I’ve been working my way through GM’s much-heralded restructuring plan that is being submitted to Congress tomorrow. It’s a lot less work than I thought it might be (though I’m blogging late at night as I’m reading it, so all of my comments are ...
Why GM Deserves Support
online.wsj.com 11/19/2008 — Much has been said about the impact of the credit crisis on U.S. auto makers, and whether or not the government should assist the industry during this extraordinary financial turmoil. In these discussions, many critics simply ignore the substantial ...
The Bankruptcy of GM
delong.typepad.com 11/14/2008 — We don't like to let financial firms go bankrupt because bankruptcy shuts down their business. Buying and selling financial assets is what they do, and bankruptcy requires that financial claims be largely frozen while the court sorts it out.
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Whither GM?
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 4/1/2009 — The more I read about these plans, the more I wonder what the end game is supposed to be. The administration is acting serious: firing Wagoner, and threatening to cut off funds if Chrysler doesn't make a deal with Fiat. Then you read ...
GM press release
angrybear.blogspot.com 12/13/2008 — rdan (hat tip Movie Guy) FOR RELEASE: 2008-12-12 GM Announces Significant Production Cuts for Q1 '09 Moves In Direct Response to Rapidly Deteriorating Market Conditions DETROIT - General Motors announced today a significant reduction of planned ...
Deal Journal - WSJ.com : Mean Street: Why GM Is Doomed
blogs.wsj.com 12/3/2008 — If you’re a U.S. taxpayer you ought to read GM’s “ Restructuring Plan for Long-Term Viability .” By the end of next year, you’ll own a good chunk of this company, so you might as well familiarize yourself with what’s going on there. On first read, ...
GM: The Bailout vs Bankruptcy Meme
portfolio.com 11/17/2008 — There's a bailout vs bankruptcy meme going around with regard to GM -- a choice which makes me want to tick "none of the above". I've seen it in dozens of places of late, but since it comes with the imprimatur of Paul Krugman , let's look ...
A Positively Negative Home Stretch —
Wash Post Obama Administration 11/3/2008
The waning hours of the longest presidential campaign in history elicited a fresh round of stinging attacks from Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain and their supporters on Sunday, a departure from the positive messages that candidates normally revert ...
Hard-Fought Battle in Hard-Hit Ohio —
Wash Post Obama Administration 11/3/2008
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, Nov. 2 -- With the presidential campaigns pressing to get out the vote in the race's final hours, no state is being more fiercely contested than Ohio, which provided President Bush with his decisive margin of victory four years ...
Hard-Fought Battle in Hard-Hit Ohio —
Wash Post Elections 11/3/2008
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, Nov. 2 -- With the presidential campaigns pressing to get out the vote in the race's final hours, no state is being more fiercely contested than Ohio, which provided President Bush with his decisive margin of victory four years ago. ...
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