President Barack Obama said Monday that neither General Motors nor Chrysler has proposed sweeping enough changes to justify further large federal bailouts.
Monday, March 30, 2009
White House Questions Viability of GM, Chrysler
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Labels: autos, chrysler, GM, News - Politics, obama, viability, white house
Tough Deadlines for Chrysler, GM
The White House says neither General Motors nor Chrysler submitted acceptable plans to receive more bailout money, setting the stage for a crisis in Detroit that would dramatically reshape the nation's auto industry.
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Labels: autos, chrysler, GM, News - Politics, obama, tough deadlines
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Money Minute: Money Markets; Deficit, Autos
The Federal Reserve is now allowing a range of money market investors - rather than just money market funds - to take part in a program aimed at bolstering the industry. The AP's James Limbach reports.
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Labels: autos, deficit, markets, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs
Friday, December 12, 2008
$14B Auto Bailout Dies in Senate
A $14 billion bailout for Detroit's struggling Big Three has died in the Senate. The collapse came after bipartisan talks on the auto rescue broke down over GOP demands that the labor union agree to steep wage cuts.
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Labels: $14b auto bailout dies senate, autos, congress, News - Politics
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Chrysler Exec: Failure Could Spark Depression
A top Chrysler executive warned Wednesday that a carmaker collapse could send the economy spiraling into a depression, while the United Auto Workers agreed to new concessions for their companies.
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Labels: autos, chrysler exec: failure spark depression, meltdown, News - Politics