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General Motors Corp , facing a sinking U.S. market for trucks and SUVs, is expected to unveil steps on Tuesday to conserve cash and cut production of slower-selling models in a bid to shore up a faltering restructuring now in its third year, according to analysts.

DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales tumbled in May as consumers spurned pickup trucks and SUVs in the face of record gasoline prices, driving General Motors Corp, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler LLC to double-digit declines.

DETROIT (AP) -- U.S. auto sales in May brought the starkest signs yet that gas prices have dramatically shifted the market to smaller cars, as the top-selling Ford F-series truck was dethroned by cars...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday's session are Williams-Sonoma, ADC, Comtech, and Martek Biosciences.

AP - U.S. auto sales in May brought the starkest signs yet that gas prices have dramatically shifted the market to smaller cars, as the top-selling Ford F-series truck was dethroned by cars from Toyota and Honda and as General Motors announced it was closing four truck and SUV plants after dismal results.

Celebrated investor George Soros says the investment flood into commodity indexes bears eerie similarities to the craze for portfolio insurance that led to the stock market crash of 1987.

ANNANDALE, Va. (MarketWatch) -- Who would want to invest in a company that, after accepting an offer of marriage, is then rejected by its suitor and left standing alone at the altar?

Know your rival is the best defence in any takeover battle. Donald Brydon, the veteran City fund manager who chairs the market research company Taylor Nelson Sofres, will know the characteristics of S...

EVERETT, WA (MARKET WIRE) Frontier Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FTBK) ('Frontier') today announced that it received a notice on May 29, 2008 from Washington Banking Company (NASDAQ: WBCO) ('WBC') purporting to terminate its merger agreement with Frontier dated September 26, 2007. WBC advised that in its opinion, required regulatory approvals by federal banking authorities, which is a condition precedent to the merger, cannot be obtained by June 30, 2008, and WBC is unwilling to extend the merger agreement.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (MARKET WIRE) At a time when there is much turmoil, poverty and violence in South Africa, Operation HOPE (HOPE), the leading global financial literacy and empowerment non-government organization (NGO) significantly steps up its efforts to help empower the most marginalized individuals in South Africa with 'silver rights'; offering them a lifeline, financial literacy skill sets, access to a mainstream bank account, entrepreneurship education, dignity and ultimately a more promising future. Hosted by MEC Cameron Dugmore, HOPE participated in a signing ceremony to commemorate the organization's official