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Recent Entries:


  • 467K jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5 percent


  • June jobless rate seen rising to 9.6 percent


  • GM to take on future product liability claims


  • May incomes surge, but savings outpace spending


  • Judge gives final OK to GM’s bankruptcy financing


  • Airlines lower fares to lure travelers during recession


  • Durable goods orders rise unexpectedly in May


  • A Credit Squeeze for Small Business Owners


  • Wall Street Higher After Economic Data


  • FedEx posts bigger loss, issues gloomy outlook


  • Russia, China, others urge diverse monetary system


  • Wholesale inflation up less than expected in May


  • Russia challenges dollar, China offers loans


  • Six Flags Files for Bankruptcy


  • Sam Palmisano’s Grand Strategy For IBM Revealed In $5B Global Financing Plan


  • U.S. Recovery Could Outstrip Europe’s Pace


  • Neighbors are forcing neighbors into foreclosure


  • Americans’ net worth shrinks $1.33 trillion in 1Q


  • Fiat closes deal to take bulk of Chrysler’s assets


  • Chrysler poised to close sale, exit Chapter 11


  • Judge lets Chrysler sever ties with 789 dealers


  • Fiat commits to Chrysler deal despite court delay


  • Court adds uncertainty to Chrysler reorganization


  • Supreme Court asked to block Chrysler sale to Fiat


  • Group says fewer GM dealerships to close


  • GM’s dismantling opens doors for foreign carmakers


  • Jobless rate hits 9.4 percent in May; layoffs slow


  • US retailers report May sales declines


  • Judge: Chrysler has good case for franchise cuts


  • AP source: GM to sell Hummer to Chinese company


  • GM strikes tentative deal to sell Hummer brand


  • Pending home sales rise 6.7 percent in April


  • GM says it has 16 potential buyers for Saturn


  • A Primer on the G.M. Bankruptcy


  • GM dealers expected to learn their fate today


  • GM hoping for speedy sale and exit from Chapter 11


  • General Motors to close or idle 12 more plants


  • ‘New GM’ will get $30B in last lifeline


  • AP IMPACT: Foreclosures add to hurricane hazards


  • GM board meets as bondholder deadline passes


  • Has economic twilight fallen on nation’s Sun Belt?


  • Economy dips at a 5.7 percent pace in 1Q


  • Chrysler heads back to bankruptcy court Friday


  • Crash diet: GM getting in shape for Chapter 11


  • The US and UK Need More Stimulus


  • Dell profit falls 63 percent as PC sales stay soft


  • Initial jobless claims drop unexpectedly


  • Mortgage delinquencies hit record high in Q1


  • GM says bondholders support sweetened offer


  • Toys R Us acquires high-end retailer FAO Schwarz