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GM bondholders balk at plan; bankruptcy now likely
AP/Yahoo News ^ | 5/27/09 | TOM KRISHER and DAN STRUMPF

Posted on 05/27/2009 1:42:04 PM PDT by Kartographer

General Motors bondholders felt they deserved something like a 58 percent stake in the company in exchange for their billions of dollars in debt. What they were offered wasn't even close.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: automakers; bankruptcy; bondholders; generalmotors; gm; gmbondholders

1 posted on 05/27/2009 1:42:05 PM PDT by Kartographer
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To: Kartographer

The Obama has destroyed anyones faith in investing in the country if you ask me. Anyone smart anyway.


2 posted on 05/27/2009 1:45:24 PM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com for the love of something)
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To: Kartographer
GM bondholders balk at plan; bankruptcy now likely

Good. This is how it should have been handled from the start, without Geithner giving assets that should go to creditors to the UAW and threatening bondholders with public shaming for demanding their legal rights.
3 posted on 05/27/2009 1:48:27 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Kartographer

I find it fascinating that the UAW is voting on an employement contract that can be nulified in bankruptcy.

The bond holders are right on this one.


4 posted on 05/27/2009 1:54:02 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Kartographer

Looks like we’ll have a few more threats coming from the White House. Assuming Hussein doesn’t simply ignore the law completely!


5 posted on 05/27/2009 1:54:08 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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The Chrysler bondholders all buckled when Obama called them names. Let’s hope the GM bondholders have a little more mettle.


6 posted on 05/27/2009 1:55:51 PM PDT by dawn53
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To: dawn53

The Tbill market tanked this last 5 days..steep today.
The market followed.
Maybe the little rally is over in stocks and it is time to take a long summer vacation.


7 posted on 05/27/2009 2:07:36 PM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: dawn53

There are far far more bond holders for GM than chrysler.

GM is a public traded co.

Chrysler was private and there were only 5 or so.

You can only be a schoolyard bully for a limited amount of time.

Event the rest of the world is calling Obama a paper tiger.


8 posted on 05/27/2009 2:20:24 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Kartographer

GM should have gone into bankruptcy last year.


9 posted on 05/27/2009 3:16:54 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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