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GM files for bankruptcy

General Motors filed for bankruptcy on Monday as the Obama administration took the first steps to try to revive a failed icon of American industry by extending unprecedented federal funding and oversight.

GM files for bankruptcy, asks for quick action

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General Motors Corp filed for bankruptcy on Monday, as the Obama administration took the first steps in court to try to revive a failed icon of American industry by extended unprecedented funding and oversight.

Gov. has 'no interest' in running GM

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President Obama said on Monday that the U.S. government has no interest in running General Motors although tax-payers will own a majority of the strugling company after it emerges from bankruptcy.
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Wall Street jumps on recovery bets and GM; AmEx off late

U.S. stocks rose on Monday, sending the S&P 500 to its highest close in seven months, as reassuring economic data reinforced hopes that demand will stabilize, while General Motors' long-expected bankruptcy filing ended uncertainty about the automaker's fate.
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GM files for bankruptcy, Chrysler sale cleared

General Motors Corp filed for bankruptcy on Monday, forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might and dynamism into a new and uncertain era of government ownership.
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Upbeat economic data boosts Wall Street

Stocks rallied on Monday as reassuring economic data spurred optimism the recession is abating, overshadowing a long-expected bankruptcy filing by General Motors.
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Nasdaq jumps 3 percent as Wall St rallies

Stocks rallied on Monday, sending the Nasdaq up slightly more than 3 percent as reassuring economic data fueled hopes the recession is abating, eclipsing a long-expected bankruptcy filing by General Motors .
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General Motors, Citigroup to be removed from Dow

General Motors Corp will be replaced by Cisco Systems Inc in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Citigroup Inc will be replaced by Travelers Companies Inc , Dow Jones Indexes said on Monday.
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GM to file for bankruptcy, Chrysler sale cleared

General Motors Corp will file for bankruptcy later on Monday, U.S. officials said, forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might and dynamism into a new and uncertain era of government ownership.
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Bankruptcy judge clears Chrysler asset sale

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved the sale of substantially all of U.S. automaker Chrysler's assets to a group led by Italy's Fiat SpA hours before an expected bankruptcy filing by General Motors Corp .
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GM to file for bankruptcy on Monday

General Motors Corp will file for bankruptcy on Monday, U.S. officials said, forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might and dynamism into a new and uncertain era of government ownership.
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GM prepares for Monday bankruptcy filing

General Motors Corp and the U.S. government finalized plans for the battered company to reorganize, setting the stage for America's largest-ever industrial bankruptcy filing before markets open on Monday.
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Can Government Motors succeed where GM failed?

General Motors Corp has tens of billions of dollars in government backing, a grudging labor peace and the support of its big bondholders as it gets ready for what is intended to be a swift dash through one of the biggest bankruptcy cases in U.S. history.
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GM trundles toward bankruptcy, but questions remain

General Motors Corp and the U.S. government finalized plans for the battered company to reorganize, setting the stage for America's largest-ever industrial bankruptcy on Monday and heralding a new and uncertain era for the No. 1 U.S. automaker.
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GM closer to bankruptcy as bondholders smooth way

General Motors Corp and the U.S. government finalized plans on Sunday for the battered automaker to reorganize, as a majority of debtholders helped clear the way to a massive bankruptcy filing expected on Monday.
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Majority of GM bondholders agree to swap: source

A majority of General Motors bondholders have agreed to a debt-for-equity exchange, a source familiar with the voting said on Sunday, helping pave the way for a bankruptcy filing expected on Monday.
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GM bondholder deadline passes as bankruptcy looms

General Motors Corp finished a key piece of business on Saturday before a bankruptcy filing planned for Monday as the deadline expired for bondholders to accept an exchange offer brokered by the Obama administration.
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Germany seals deal to save Opel

Germany heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday over a deal with Canadian auto parts group Magna, General Motors and the U.S. government to save carmaker Opel from the imminent bankruptcy of its U.S. parent.
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Deadline passes for GM bondholders

General Motors Corp on Saturday finished a key piece of business before a bankruptcy filing planned for Monday as the deadline for bondholders to accept an exchange offer brokered by the Obama administration expired.
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GM bondholders near deadline to accept new offer

General Motors Corp will find out on Saturday if investors holding $27 billion in the automaker's bonds will accept an exchange offer as it races to tie up loose ends before a bankruptcy filing next week.
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Germany seals deal to save Opel, Obama helps

Germany heaved a sigh of relief on Saturday over a deal with Canadian auto parts group Magna, General Motors and the U.S. government to save carmaker Opel from the imminent bankruptcy of its U.S. parent.

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