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...list presented to GM by the President's auto task force is stark and steep: shrink labor costs, including retiree health-care expenses; slash debt; kill or sell low-performing brands; and reduce the number of models for sale and the number of dealers selling them. Should GM, the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the company's bondholders fail to figure out how to execute those tasks by June 1, the government will usher GM into bankruptcy, which could lead to its breakup into "good" and "bad" subsidiaries. The bad would be sold for parts...
...stimulus plans will not be frozen at the G-20 meeting and plans often don't last long in a crisis. German and France may find the economic situations of their countries deteriorating more than they expected. The call for issuing more debt and supporting job creation may get louder as unemployment rises into the double digits. What seem like a sustainable polity on debt and stimulus may be now, but if EU GDP begins to contract faster and harder than expected, a wave of government desperation could sweep the countries in the union. Obama may have...
...Visa card knows, is that old habits die hard. Temptation is strong. We are weak. We've got plenty of gurus, talk-show hosts and celebrity spokespeople badgering us to save energy, lose weight and live within our means, but we're still addicted to oil, junk food and debt. It's fair to ask whether we're even capable of changing...
This is in large part because of how PE firms are structured: they lock up investors' money for a decade and rake in 2% annual fees even when their investments tank. When they borrow money to buy a company, the debt gets stuck on the company's books, not theirs. As a result, most have been able to effectively hold their breath through the turmoil...
...developing countries, protectionism and stimulus. But Obama clearly signaled that the issue is on his radar, and that policy shifts may be coming. In practice, this means measures in the medium term that will encourage greater consumption and spending in developing nations like China, and more saving and less debt in the U.S. Although he was vague, Obama discussed what would amount to a reworking of the basic economic physics that governs our world. It's a delicate balance, however, because too much savings in the short term could delay an economic recovery. (See pictures of the Obamas in Europe...