General Motors

Fatter paychecks could boost local economies.

For General Motors, the European debt crisis has just piled on the ongoing problem of too much supply, and not enough demand for their cars in Europe.

General Motors is the latest company to post profits that “fell short of analysts’ estimates.” Who sets these expectations and how valid are they?

GM announced today that it made record profit last year -- more than $7.5 billion. That's up more than 60 percent from 2010. But it still wasn't enough to impress analysts.

The carmaker made $7.6 billion in the fourth quarter of last year. Still, auto analysts are disappointed by the numbers.

Chevy snubs Ford pick-up in 'apocalypse' commercial while Clint Eastwood boasts Detroit's comeback with inspirational "second half" speech

In his State of the Union address, President Obama drove home the point that manufacturing is going to get us out of the economic hole the banks dug for us.

General Motors has regained its spot as the best-selling automaker in the world, in part because of Toyota's struggles in Japan over the last year.

General Motors has reclaimed the title of world's top-selling automaker, the first time GM has held the top spot since it was bailed out by the U.S. government after the financial crisis.

Egyptians began voting today in the first phase of parliamentary elections. The country's economy has hit a hard patch, but not quite come to a halt.