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...Ironically, while the buyout agreement could help cut GM's payroll, it could also end up exacerbating its other major problem, crippling employee retirement costs. John Murphy, the auto analyst for Merrill Lynch, warned in a note to investors, "The accelerated retirements at GM may result in a lower active headcount, but further exacerbates GM's already heavy burden of 2.5 retirees to active workers. Furthermore, GM continues to structurally shrink as it loses market share in the U.S., which means that a smaller company is supporting more retirees. Until GM stabilizes market share, rationalizes capacity at every point...
...Murphy, the Merrill Lynch automotive analyst, said in a note to investors that a strike remains a very real threat as long there is no agreement on issues beyond the buyout proposal. Delphi chief executive Robert "Steve" Miller is pressing for more concessions and has said he will petition the court next week to set aside the company's existing labor contracts if there is no agreement with the UAW and other unions. Last fall, Miller briefly proposed cutting the wages of Delphi workers by 63%; the union has warned that a strike is possible if the court imposes...
...event, all eyes will be on the jury instructions in the Houston courtroom. "These twelve people who decide guilt or innocence are not legal scholars," says Enron trial analyst and Houston attorney Brian Wice. "The only law they take into the jury room is the law Judge Lake gives them...
...already married or engaged. Many of them also have kids they have to support. This is especially bizarre when one considers where my fellow ’06 classmates will be at the age of 24. Perhaps they will be finishing up law school or two-year analyst positions at investment banks. Surely most will not be making the kinds of decisions that affect whole families. Unfortunately, over the past few days I have seen this kind of pressure placed upon many of my teammates. For many players the game of baseball and the lifestyle associated with...
...manufacturers are relatively few in number, additional factory output coming online this year in Taiwan alone will outstrip the growth in demand anticipated from California's initiative. In addition, new players entering the market and competing for already scarce silicon wafers will likely drive up production costs, writes CLSA analyst Timothy Chen, who recommends investors sell Motech because it's overpriced...