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GM recalls Volt over battery fire issues

Fri, 01/06/2012 - 22:55 by Sam Ross

General Motors (GM) is recalling its 8000 hybrid Chevrolet Volt cars sold in past 2 years.

GM recalls 4296 Chevy Sonic over missing brake pads

Sat, 12/31/2011 - 21:02 by Neka Sehgal

General Motors (GM) is recalling 4,296 units of its newly launched 2012 Chevrolet Sonic subcompact cars to check for missing brake pads.

GM CEO seeks $1 tax on gas

Wed, 06/08/2011 - 16:55 by Anter Prakash Singh

Dan Akerson, chief executive officer of General Motors, advocated a higher tax on gasoline which he says will help his company and the auto industry in general, and not hurt the interests of the industry as feared by some experts.

Wal-Mart retains top slot in Fortune 500

Fri, 05/06/2011 - 16:15 by Neka Sehgal

In Fortune magazine’s list of top 500 big public corporations released Thursday, Wal-Mart knocked out Exxon Mobil for the second consecutive year to retain the top slot in the latest rankings.

Automakers across the globe face parts shortage

Sat, 03/19/2011 - 19:11 by Anter Prakash Singh

The effects of earthquake in Japan are being felt by the auto industry throughout the globe. As manufacturers are facing problems in production due to lack of parts supplied by Japan, it remains unclear how soon the supply of these parts can be restored.

General Motors: Wall Street Darling?

Sat, 01/01/2011 - 10:05 by John Rosevear

 A few years ago, it would have been unthinkable: General Motors (NYSE: GM) -- that General Motors, the global poster child for mismanagement, ineptitude, and the decline of American industrial might -- getting buy recommendations from savvy Wall Street analysts?

 

Must-Reads for Your Holidays

Fri, 12/31/2010 - 15:27 by Travis Hoium

The past year wasn't a blowout one for IPOs, but the market did demonstrate its ability to inhale a good business and spit out a bad one. Both established and speculative companies made the list of IPOs this year, and performance wasn't too shabby for some of the higher-profile names:

This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

Thu, 12/30/2010 - 10:49 by Rich Smith

At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." So you might think we'd be the last people to give virtual ink to such "news." And we would be -- if that were all we were doing.

4 Questions for Sirius XM in 2011

Thu, 12/30/2010 - 10:04 by Rick Aristotle ...

It's been a monster year for Sirius XM Radio(Nasdaq: SIRI) and its investors, but what will the new year bring? Let's dive into the four questions whose answers will ultimately dictate the stock's direction come 2011.

GM recalls over 111000 vehicles for faulty seat belt buckles

Mon, 12/20/2010 - 14:46 by Neha Gupta

General Motors Co. announced Friday that it is recalling nearly 111000 Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Cadillac SRX crossover utility vehicles.

10 Best Technologies of 2010

Mon, 12/13/2010 - 10:33 by Wolffgang Gruener

 As the year is winding down, it is time to look at those technologies that succeeded shaped our lives for the better and those that failed and went the wrong direction. We are starting the series with the 10 best technologies and services of 2010, chosen by our editorial team. Feel free to weigh in.

 

Big Brother Dumps Big Banking

Thu, 12/09/2010 - 12:13 by Rich Smith

Question: If the stock symbol for General Motors (NYSE: GM) was short for "Government Motors," then what, pray tell, did Citigroup's (NYSE: C) ticker denote?