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WSJ: GM may get $5 Billion loan
WSJ: GM may get $5 Billion loan
From the WSJ: GM May Get Loan for Chrysler Deal The Department of Energy is working to release $5 billion in loans to General Motors Corp. ... The funds would come from a pool of $25 billion in low-interest loans approved by Congress to help Detroit retool its plants to meet new fuel-efficiency ...
AIG Has Used Much of Its $123 Billion Bailout Loan
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) AIG Has Used Much of Its $123 Billion Bailout Loan
GM May Get Loan for Chrysler
online.wsj.com — The Department of Energy is working to release $5 billion in loans to GM, a move that... could help ease the way for a merger with Chrysler. (more) GM May Get Loan for Chrysler
Report: GM Turned down by Government
Report: GM Turned down by Government
calculatedrisk.blogspot.com — 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 ... (more) Report: GM Turned down by Government
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