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0722 ET 17March2009-GM bondholders present best chance for automaker
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Advisors to bondholders of automaker General Motors late Monday said
they had presented a framework plan to the Obama administration's autos task
force that provides the company's best chance for an out-of-court
restructuring. The plan was also presented to GM.
The plan is for a debt-to-equity exchange, which is "consistent with the
government's restructuring requirements under the terms" of emergency
government loans provided to the automaker, the advisors said in a statement.
For details, see [nN16544259]
Shares of GM, a Dow component, closed Monday at $2.52.
Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net

0716 ET 17March2009-Treasury to rework AIG aid to recoup bonuses
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The U.S. Treasury will modify a planned $30 billion capital infusion for
the insurance company, in an attempt to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars
in controversial bonuses paid by the company. AIG was due to pay $165 million
in employee retention bonuses to employees of its AIG Financial Products unit,
the division that made bad bets on toxic mortgages and credit default swaps.
For details, see [nWAT011157]
Shares of AIG rose 4.2 percent to 86.5 cents in premarket trade.
Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net

0707 ET 17March2009-Economic indicators for March 17
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Economic indicators on tap for Tuesday include ICSC chain store data,
February housing starts figures, the PPI inflation number for February, U.S.
producer prices information for February, weekly Redbook retail sales data and
the ABC consumer confidence index.
For details, see [ECI/US]
Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net

0701 ET 17March2009-Earnings diary for March 17
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Companies scheduled to report quarterly results on Tuesday include: Adobe
Systems , Omnova Solutions , AAR Corp , Anthracite
Capital , Intelli-Check , Merriman Curhan Ford Group and
X Rite , among others.
For details, see [RESF/US]
Reuters Messaging: ryan.vlastelica.reuters.com@reuters.net
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