Should Obama Bail Out the Auto Industry? Context and Situations By November 2008‚ Chrysler’s sales had shrunk 25%. GM posted losses of $18 billion‚ and Ford lost $11.5 billion. Despite Ford’s elimination of 1/3 of its workforce‚ GM’s elimination of 30‚000 jobs‚ and Chrysler’s cutting of 13‚000 employees‚ the Big Three were on the brink of bankruptcy. All three testified before both houses of congress asking for loans to avoid default. The Big Three stated their demise would trigger 3 million
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The Chrysler Bailout and the Challenger Disaster are two examples of possible outcomes when implementing a strategic decision-making process. Without the presence of a decision‐making model a successful outcome is extremely unlikely. Chrysler’s decision to secure subsequent loans from the government resulted in success because it used a judgmental approach in search of a satisficing solution. In the case of the Challenger Disaster‚ the decision to launch deemed to be premature because the launch
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The Macroeconomics of the Auto Industry Bailout [Type the author name] [Pick the date] The Auto Industry Bailout Detroit‚ Michigan grew up around the automobile industry. At its peak‚ Detroit was the fifth-largest city in the United States‚ becoming the home to over 1.8 million people by 1950 (Davey‚ Monica 2013). The prolific population was due greatly to the success of the auto industry in the city. At that time‚ Detroit was flying high‚ its name coined “The Motor City” (americaslibrary
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because the countries within the EU knew the extent of Ireland’s budget deficit. The EU was worried about the contagion effect‚ that if the Irish economy went bust‚ it would have a dramatic effect on the countries within the EU. Another reason for the bailout was that financial leaders believed that “the bail-out money a move to help restructure the banking sector.”[2] “RBS and other companies have invested heavily in Ireland. RBS‚ which is partially state-owned‚ has £53billion exposure to Irish loans
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Stephanie N. Herr November 30‚ 2008 The Government Bailout‚ Who Benefits? The big three American automobile companies are showing considerable operating loses. GM is losing $1 billion or more a month. How does a capital injection help? The companies will just burn through the cash (using it to pay labor or pay off debts‚ old and new‚ until it is gone). The banks‚ on the other hand‚ that are receiving bailout funds have operating profits‚ they can borrow low and lend high‚ but suffer from
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Can We Expect A Regulated CDS Market? Derivatives Project Xilin Yang (Celine) Introduction The article introduces credit default swaps and explores the problems of the credit derivatives. By analyzing the AIG’s bailout‚ the article describes the regulation gap in the CDS market and states the regulation reform after the crisis. Part I is background‚ generally introduces the Wall Street crisis. How it happened? What consequence it has? Part II is mainly about AIG’s CDS business: how AIG
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Running head: AIG BAILOUT AIG Bailout Clari McGougan‚ Shawna Wilson‚ Keasha Kessler‚ Lashonda Edwards‚ Dale Ballard‚ and Michael Baltzelle University of Phoenix AIG Bailout The main ethics categories and theories involved in the American International Group (AIG) bailout are duty based ethics which has its pros and cons‚ and the theory is deontological which puts the rightness of an action before good. The pros of duty based ethics are equal rights are important to every person
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supporting the US auto industry will result in an increase in unemployment‚ and can cause other social and economic issues. According to the Wall Street Journal research‚ foreign companies capture 1/3 of the US market. The leading US companies are GM Motors‚ Ford‚ and Chrysler totaling around 46.2% of the market. The leading foreign companies are Toyota‚ Honda and Nissan totaling around 31.4%. This is a significant loss of revenue to foreign competitors. In the US market economy the better firms
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Bibliography: Online Articles: 1. CNNMoney.com ‚ GM bankruptcy: End of an era‚ Chris Isidore. 2. en.wikipedia.org ‚ General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization. 3. en.wikipedia.org ‚ Effects of the 2008–2010 automotive industry crisis on the United States 4. www.economist.com‚ The collapse of General
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Bailout Ethics Americans are outraged. Billions of taxpayer dollars were committed last year to rescuing firms such as Citigroup and the American International Group (AIG). Earlier this year‚ several companies who received Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) assistance were awarding top executives with extravagant bonuses. According to the Wall Street Journal‚ the U.S. government lent $238 billion in TARP taxpayer funds to almost 700 banks; 44 of these banks have repaid a $71 billion (Johnston
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