Tag Archives: setback
Bush says auto bailout not ready
Reuters – President George W. Bush said on Monday an announcement on a auto industry rescue was not imminent, leaving the industry’s fate clouded in uncertainty for a little longer. "We’re not quite ready to announce that yet," Bush told […]
GM, Chrysler considering bankruptcy to get bailout: report
Reuters – General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC are considering accepting a pre-arranged bankruptcy as the last-resort price of getting a multi billion dollar government bailout, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with internal discussions. In response to automakers’ bailout […]
Interview With George Soros: ‘The Economy Fell Off The Cliff’
Free Internet Press – George Soros, 78, has made billions as a hedge-fund manager and investor. Germany’s Spiegel magazine spoke with him about the current financial crisis, how he expect President-elect Barack Obama to respond to the economic disaster and […]
Chrysler cash drains away as crisis deepens
Reuters – Chrysler LLC is rapidly burning through cash and being driven to prepare for a possible break-up if it can’t clinch a merger with General Motors Corp or get government funding needed to ride out the economic crisis, people […]
GM, Ford investors brace for deep losses
Reuters – General Motors Corp (GM.N) and Ford Motor Co (F.N) posted more than $27 billion of net losses in the first half of 2008 — and that was before a deepening economic slowdown pushed industry sales beyond 15-year lows. […]
Delphi to Proceed in Suit Against Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – American auto parts maker Delphi has been given the green light to proceed with their suit against hedge fund Appaloosa Management. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain denied a request by Appaloosa yesterday to dismiss the fraud […]
Delphi creditors join suit against hedge fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Appaloosa Management is getting hit from all angles in their attempt to walk away from the deal they struck with Delphi. The hedge fund is not only being sued by the auto parts maker, but now […]
