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Archive for May, 2009

PREVIEW - U.S. May auto sales limp amid Chrysler, GM turmoil

Sunday, May 31, 2009 19:31

DETROIT (Reuters) - A late month surge in sales from Chrysler dealerships that are losing their franchises as part of the automaker's bankruptcy may have driven U.S. auto sales in May to levels above those seen in recent months. ...

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Getting it wrong, mostly

Sunday, May 31, 2009 19:18

Brands Under Fire seeks to figure out just this, with a somewhat unique format.

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GM closer to bankruptcy as bondholders smooth way

Sunday, May 31, 2009 18:29

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Corp and the U.S. government finalized plans on Sunday for the battered automaker to reorganize, as a majority of debtholders helped clear the way to a massive bankruptcy filing expected on Monday. ...

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ANALYSIS - Can ‘Government Motors’ succeed where GM failed?

Sunday, May 31, 2009 15:31

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp has tens of billions of dollars in government backing, a grudging labor peace and the support of its big bondholders as it gets ready for what is intended to be a swift dash through one of the biggest bankruptcy cases in U.S. history....

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Tensions rise in Merkel’s coalition over Opel rescue

Sunday, May 31, 2009 14:21

BERLIN (Reuters) - A government-orchestrated rescue of struggling carmaker Opel has opened divisions in Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative alliance only four months before Germany's federal election.

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TIMELINE - 11th-hour deal saves Opel

Sunday, May 31, 2009 14:18

Reuters - A German government-orchestrated rescue of struggling carmaker Opel has opened divisions in Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative alliance only four months before the country's federal election.

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Majority of GM bondholders agree to swap - source

Sunday, May 31, 2009 13:35

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of General Motors bondholders have agreed to a debt-for-equity exchange, a source familiar with the voting said on Sunday, helping pave the way for a bankruptcy filing expected on Monday.

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Geithner says U.S. committed to pull deficits down

Sunday, May 31, 2009 13:03

BEIJING (Reuters ) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, aiming to persuade China that its U.S. investments were safe, pledged that the Obama administration was firmly committed to ratcheting down huge deficits as quickly as it can once economic recovery is assured. ...

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RBI says no to bank guarantees for bonds

Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:18

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India said it had asked banks not to provide guarantees or commitments for issues of bonds or debt instruments by companies.

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Sun Pharma March quarter net tumbles

Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:52

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Sun Pharmaceuticals, India's largest drugmaker by market capitalisation, reported consolidated March quarter net profit of 3.95 billion rupees ($84 million), down 45 percent from a year ago.

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