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PM's wrong and right oil strategy

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008

... consumption even though in the US they comprise just 3 per cent of new cars sold. Laid against hints last month from General Motors Holden that they may consider developing hybrid motors in Australia over the next few years, the Toyota announcement signals ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008

... sparked gains in the technology sector and a rise in crude oil futures lifted energy stocks. A 6 per cent gain in General Motors Corp's stock helped the Dow offset a drop in shares of American International Group Inc. The world's largest insurer received ...

GM takes sustainability mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008

General Motors chief executive Rick Wagoner telling the audience at the Detroit Motor Show that the world has reached peak oil and that alternative fuels are now essential for the car industry confirms just how mainstream sustainability has become. ...

Sub-prime's house of cards

SUZY MAC | FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007

... Cisco's top 25 clients, including eight financial services companies and its two big auto producers Chrysler and General Motors, both of which have financial services operations. Cisco's corporate customers are expected to further slash networking budgets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007

... could sell a stake of up to 20 per cent to outside investors. The market was also helped by a labor agreement 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 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007

... The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower today after stocks fell on Wall Street, as 73,000 workers at General Motors launched a nation-wide strike. This is in spite of higher metal prices overnight and a record-setting performance yesterday ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007

... month PM kerb close on the London Metals Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks fell overnight after oil prices rose and a General Motors executive said the crisis in US mortgage lending hurt US auto sales this month, stirring concerns of an even wider economic ...

US pension funds no longer the big boys

... over the five years," the report said. For example, in 2000, 15 out of the top 20 funds were US-based including General Motors, General Electric, IBM, Lucent Technologies and Boeing. By 2005, only General Motors remains in the rankings but has since ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP | MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007

... that the Federal Reserve's next move will be an interest rate cut. The Dow and the S&P were buoyed by a jump in General Motors Corp shares on speculation that the automaker will not bid for Chrysler and by a gain in energy shares after crude oil futures ...

CalPERS pre-empts healthcare funding crisis

... basis". The risk is that this 'unfunded liability' is unpredictable and could cripple a company, as was the case with General Motors and its pension fund and health care liabilities which added $5,000 to the cost of each car. CalPERS said that the CERB ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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