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"GM board looks to the outside for replacement CEO - GM board faces pay, autonomy challenges as it looks outside company for fresh CEO" By TOM KRISHER, Associated Press Last updated: 6:55 p.m., Wednesday, December 2, 2009 DETROIT -- In the search for a new executive to run General Motors, outsiders are in . The troubled company's new government-appointed ...

DETROIT (AP) -- In the search for a new executive to run General Motors, outsiders are in. The troubled company's new government-appointed board wants GM to change faster than it did under fallen CEO Fritz Henderson, and it will look for a replacement from outside the automaker's bureaucratic culture. But experts say it will be difficult for the board, which has been critical of ...

Pike was an anylst for Lambert ------ What struck former ESL analyst Daniel Pike was how well Lampert understands risk. "He's obsessed with protecting his downside," he says. Lampert does this by holding just seven or eight major investments at a time -- investments he knows intimately after intensive research. Pike recalls getting a taste of Lampert's methods when he applied to work there after ...

History on Pike (our biggest shareholder) NOVEMBER 22, 2004 • Editions: N. America | Europe | Asia | Edition Preference Related Items Cover Image: The Next Warren Buffett? Graphic: Learning From The Master COVER STORY The Next Warren Buffett? Financier Eddie Lampert turned once-bankrupt Kmart into a $3 billion cash cow. Will he build it into a new Berkshire Hathaway? Security is tight at Eddie ...

Long-Term Uptrend Intact, But Risks Lie Ahead Spike in VIX is a cause for concern by Todd Salamone 10/31/2009 2:22 PM The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) once again played tag with the 10,000 mark last week, but headed sharply lower as the weekend drew nearer. Still, the Dow did manage to outperform its major counterparts for October, carving out a gain of 0.01% versus the S&P 500 ...

AutoNation sees U.S. rebound, goes "on offense" Wed Sep 23, 2009 FT. LAUDERDALE, Florida AutoNation Inc the top U.S. auto dealership chain, is ready to go "on offense" by acquiring new stores and buying more vehicles as it bets that the battered U.S. auto market is headed for a long and steady recovery, the company's chief executive said. "We're through the abyss. We're ...

CMG:US 16:49 09/11 Largest NYSE Short Interest vs Free Float as of Aug. 31 Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The following table ranks companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange that have more than 10 percent of their shares available for trading sold short by investors as of the Aug. 31 settlement date. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=webport_new s&tkr=ALGT:US,CMG:US,GOOG:US&tkr2=CMG:US&sid=...