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General => The Cantina => Topic started by: MFAWG on July 02, 2008, 05:40:52 PM



Title: How the mighty have fallen, Pt. 3
Post by: MFAWG on July 02, 2008, 05:40:52 PM
Bill Durant (who managed to drive his company into bankruptcy and then buy it back without any help from anybody) and Alfred Sloan weep:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_bi_ge/auto_stocks;_ylt=AiKcJxifXjYtI8jrtGWBAwqL_bIF

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NEW YORK - Shares of General Motors Corp. plunged Wednesday to close below $10 for the first time in more than half a century, on worries about the company's cash needs and speculation about a possible bankruptcy protection filing down the road.




Title: Re: How the mighty have fallen, Pt. 3
Post by: spacey on July 02, 2008, 05:43:32 PM
Excellent. Aske's evil plan is finally beginning to come to fruition.


Title: Re: How the mighty have fallen, Pt. 3
Post by: birdymaker on July 03, 2008, 06:34:45 AM
not as far as a certain analyst would have you believe.  ;)

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Dispatch/080702GMBankruptcyFears.aspx


Title: Re: How the mighty have fallen, Pt. 3
Post by: gleek on July 03, 2008, 07:56:24 AM
15% yield on GM's bonds.  [sm_shock]

That's about as junky as you can get. You can make a killing if GM can stay solvent until maturity.


Title: Re: How the mighty have fallen, Pt. 3
Post by: stroh on July 03, 2008, 08:37:45 AM
Live by the Hummer;  Die by the Hummer.

At least you had Hummers.


Title: Re: How the mighty have fallen, Pt. 3
Post by: Aske on July 03, 2008, 10:33:48 AM
LMAO