General Motors Stock Plunges
General Motors stock tumbles after aid announcement
BY SUSAN TOMPOR • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • March 30, 2009
General Motors Corp. stock started tanking early this morning, along with the overall stock market, on news that GM would likely only get a short-term government help.
Anxiety built over whether GM would ultimately be able to avoid a bankruptcy.
In trading shortly after 9:30 a.m., General Motors stock fell about 30%. GM was trading around $2.45 a share to $2.50 a share early today.
General Motors stock closed Friday at $3.62 a share, up 21 cents. The low was March 6, when GM stock closed at $1.45 a share.
Ford Motor Co. stock fell about 15% a share in early trading this morning. Ford was trading around $2.39 a share, down 45 cents today.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down about 225 points or 2.9% in early trading today and was trading at around 7,550.
Contact SUSAN TOMPOR at 313-222-8876 or stompor@freepress.com.
Final Four Tickets Excitement is Mounting
Here's an excerpt from the latest article on Final Four Tickets:
The basketball court will be in the center of Ford Field, elevated 29 inches off the floor. It will be surrounded by a few feet of carpeted apron, where the two opposing coaches will either stand or have the option of using a stool, with steps leading down to their benches at ground level.
On the floor
Fan seating will begin behind the benches and gradually incline on risers that will go as high as the first 20-25 rows of the lower bowl. Fans higher than that will already have unobstructed views from their seats.
Student bodies
There will be a significant student fan presence near the court for the first time in recent memory. About 3,000 students will be admitted at the discounted price of $7 per ticket to help create a more intimate and lively atmosphere in the end zones, counteracting the massive building and open space.
The big(gest) house?
Ford Field should have no problem setting the NCAA Tournament attendance record, surpassing the 64,959 who attended the 1997 game at the Superdome in New Orleans. It's not likely to surpass Ford Field's overall college basketball attendance record, set when 78,129 came to the arena in 2003 for the "Basketbowl" regular-season game between Michigan State and Kentucky. Seating capacity for the Final Four games is projected to be about 70,000.
Continuing reading at Freep.com
Bahamas Vacation Packages | Paradise Island Vacation | The Atlantis Paradise Island
Are you considering an Atlantis Bahamas vacation? Here's a great article I found this morning on Bahamas vacation packages you'll find very informative.
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Casinos galore in the Caribbean
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Bill Ordine
McClatchy Newspapers
The main attraction of a Caribbean vacation has always been the sugar-white sand and clear, turquoise sea of a quiet beach. But some visitors prefer to spice up their tropical getaway by trying their luck at the gaming tables.
Throughout the region, at least a dozen islands offer casino gaming. Island casinos range from the grand and luxurious, such as Atlantis Resort's 60,000-square-foot Vegas-style gambling palace on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, to the curiously named American Casino at Jack Tar Village in the Dominican Republic, which has 40 slot machines and a dozen table games.
Gambling has carved out a niche in such tourist spots as the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Aruba and St. Maarten. But there are also casinos on islands less identified with gambling, such as St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. Kitts.
Read more on Bahamas vacation packages here.
