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Three rich beggars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... billion of taxpayers' money to get them through 2009. The pie would be divided with US$7 billion each allocated to Chrysler and Ford and the remainder to General Motors. GM said that it has only weeks left before it runs out of cash to meet its financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... session after the automakers pleaded for relief during a second day of hearings in Washington. The heads of General Motors Ford and Chrysler are asking for a massive infusion of cash to prevent millions of layoffs and stave off bankruptcy. Investors ...

Main Street is burning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... happening not only to the fourth largest bank in the US. Others are also affected. The big three carmakers - General Motors, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler LLC - are kneeling before the Government, cup in hand. Target Corp reported a 24 per cent drop in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... advance, which also came amid relief that a bad report on unemployment wasn't worse and followed dour third-quarter reports from Ford and General Motors, was to be expected as Wall Street experiences a rocky recovery from October's devastating selling. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... The Nasdaq index shed 45.77 points, or 1.97 per cent to 2,280.11. A record $US8.67 billion ($A9.1 billion) loss reported by Ford Motor Co for the second quarter also contributed to the negative tone in the US market.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... housing market raised fresh fears about an economic recovery and ended a rush into banking stocks. Record losses reported by Ford Motor Co, forced to step up its restructuring, also contributed to the negative tone in the market. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... write-downs at banks reignited investor fears of worse to come. Adding to the pessimism, S&P said it may cut its ratings on Ford Motor Co, General Motors and Chrysler LLC, citing financial damage from high gasoline prices. GM shares fell 6.8 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... The market digested a $US23 billion ($A25 billion) takeover unveiled for chewing gum giant Wrigley and a big investment in Ford Motor Co, which sparked some early buying interest before a late-day selloff. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 20.11 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
... at General Motors Corp that was to reduce medical costs for Detroit's automakers. GM shares gained by 9.4 per cent, while Ford's shares gained 6.5 per cent, with the company expected to offer a similar agreement. The Dow Jones industrial average gained ...

Hastings MD set to retire

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
Hastings Funds Management has announced it is aiming to appoint a new managing director by June this year with current head, Tim Poole, set to retire. Poole has held the managing director position for the past two of his 11 years at Hastings and has ...