The Early Shift
Posted by vriz on 05/27/2009
G.M. moved closer to a bankruptcy filing yesterday. The U.S. government together with the Canadian government may end up owing up to 70% of the company, when the restructuring is finished. "Government Motors", anyone?
Economix blog asks "how much will cap and trade system cost for the taxpayers?" And the answer is: "Nobody knows." Estimates range between $300 per family per year, to $3,000 per person. That's quite a spread.
And, the existing home sales nation-wide picked up a bit in April, by 2.9% to be exact. But, about 45% of all existing home sales in April were foreclosures and short sales.
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