General Motors May Raise Its IPO Price

GM reportedly plans to raise the price range on its pending initial public of stock to as much as $33 a share. The increase to $31 to $33 a share from the initial $26 to $29 a share is being prompted by strong demand for the st…

QE2, Day One: Fed Buys $7.3 Billion in Treasuries

The Federal Reserve bought $7.3 billion worth of U.S. Treasuries Friday as it started a second round of quantitative easing meant to stimulate the nation’s economy, media reports indicate. The QE2 plan, designed to boost job cr…

U.S. Budget Deficit Was Smaller Than Predicted in October

The U.S. government started the new fiscal year on the right foot, posting $140.4 billion deficit in October, the first month of the new fiscal year. That was substantially lower than the $148 billion deficit that had been fore…

General Motors Posts $2 Billion Third-Quarter Profit

With just days to go before its anticipated initial public offering of stock, General Motors reported Wednesday that it earned $2 billion in the third quarter, its most profitable this year.
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