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Who's made the biggest gain in carmaker shares?

Nov 18, 2010
This final note today, a slightly different perspective on the news we started with: the GM IPO. GM shares, as we said, gained about a percent t...

GM IPO: Automaker's shares open at $35 a share, beating expectations

Nov 18, 2010
General Motors returned to the New York Stock exchange today with shares opening at $35 per share and rising to about $36 in early trading, marking...

GM gets ready to go public

Nov 17, 2010
This final note today, offered in our collective capacity as the owners of General Motors. GM priced its initial public offering this afternoon:...

MID-DAY UPDATE: Chrysler's revamping, GM's stock price and the Beatles on iTunes

Nov 16, 2010
After bailing out General Motors, taxpayers may not be able to purchase a piece of the stock pie now. Shares of GM are expected to fetch an...

GE's getting electric

Nov 11, 2010
General Electric has just revved up interest in the emerging market for electric cars. The company announced today it will buy 25,000 electric...

MID-DAY UPDATE: BP wears black, GM's IPO and video games in the Supreme Court.

Nov 2, 2010
General Motors expects to raise $10 billion, from an initial public offer, which would allow it to partially repay taxpayers. Our analysts examine...

MID-DAY UPDATE: GDP is up, cement gets the blame and Fox loses younger viewers

Oct 29, 2010
The U.S. gross domestic product grew at a 2 percent clip, somewhat less than analysts were expecting. On the election ballot in San Francisco --...

For public good, not for profit.

MID-DAY UPDATE: Stocks are booming this morning...

Sep 24, 2010
... because US businesses ordered more manufactured goods last month. Nice to end the week on good news....

MID-DAY UPDATE: Congress can't meet a budget deadline -- push it back?

Sep 21, 2010
The federal government's budget year ends September 30th - and Congress is nowhere near passing a new budget. What do YOU do when you can't meet a...

MID-DAY UPDATE: GM CEO Ed Whitacre stepping down...

Aug 12, 2010
... the company reports $1.3 billion in profits-- IPO to come Car dealers face higher demand with short supply New jobless claims rise again For...