AP - Michael Moore has made a career of butting heads with bigwigs. His documentary films, laced with thigh-slapping satire on politics and society, have taken aim at General Motors Corp., the National Rifle Association and — of course — President Bush. Still in the works is "Sicko," a none-too-flattering perspective on the U.S. health care system.

FT.com - Wall Street opened lower on Wednesday as mixed earnings helped depress gains from the previous session's late rally. Investors were disappointed in Amazon and Corning (NYSE:GLW), but cheered by General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW).

FT.com - Wall Street was set to open lower on Wednesday as mixed earnings helped depress gains from the previous session's late afternoon rally. Investors were disappointed in Amazon and Corning, but cheered General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW).

Auto maker General Motors Corp. on Wednesday announced it lost $3.2 billion in the second quarter of the year that closed late June. The company cited heavy charges for its massive restructuring program accounted for the loss....

AP - General Motors Corp. said Wednesday it lost $3.2 billion in the second quarter as it absorbed heavy charges for its massive restructuring program. But the world's largest automaker reported an operating profit that handily beat Wall Street estimates and its sales surged 12 percent.

Reuters - General Motors Corp. on Wednesday posted a larger-than-expected operating profit, but a wider quarterly net loss after writing down costs associated with buyouts for almost a third of its factory work force.

Reuters - U.S. stocks futures pointed to a mixed Wall Street opening on Wednesday amid a flood of expected earnings with car giant General Motors and plane maker Boeing taking center stage.

Reuters - General Motors Corp. said on Monday it had reached agreement with a bank syndicate on an amended $4.63 billion secured credit arrangement under which the automaker's allowable borrowing would drop by about a fourth in the event of a work stoppage.

Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive of Renault and Nissan, says his companies will only open their alliance to US auto giant General Motors if they think the potential synergy justifies the risk.

AFP - Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive of Renault and Nissan, says his companies will only open their alliance to US auto giant General Motors if they think the potential synergies justify the risk.

Reuters - Carlos Ghosn, head of Nissan Motor Co. (7201.T) and Renault SA , said on Friday that a capital alliance with General Motors Corp. was not a precondition to any tie-up with the U.S. automaker, adding that the issue was not discussed with the GM team last week.

Reuters - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. will not hold General Motors Acceptance Corp. buyers liable for General Motors' employee benefit plans, clearing a hurdle in the sale of the auto maker's finance arm, according to a GM regulatory filing on Thursday.

Car giants General Motors, Renault and Nissan are in talks for a probable alliance. Michigan, America's Motor City, is wary of such talks. Members of Congress, Michigan governor and the head of the United Automobile Workers union have expressed concern on the possible deal given the state's high...

AP - Toyota has no interest in blocking or joining the proposed tie-up between General Motors and the Renault-Nissan alliance, the Japanese automaker's president said Thursday.

Reuters - The president of Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) said on Thursday he is not studying ways in which Japan's top automaker could join a potential three-way alliance between Nissan Motor Co. (7201.T), Renault and General Motors Corp. .

AFP - Officials from both General Motors and Toyota dismissed reports that the Japanese automaker is interested in a stake in the ailing auto giant.

Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor is considering proposing an alliance with General Motors to prevent its U.S. rival from forming a three-way tie-up with Renault and Nissan. Citing "people with knowledge of the Japanese auto maker's plans," the magazine said Toyota had proposed to assist...

Reuters - Top executives at Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) are considering options to head off rivals Nissan Motor Co. (7201.T) and Renault from forging an alliance with General Motors Corp. , according to BusinessWeek.

Reuters - General Motors Corp.'s board of directors will hold a conference on Monday to discuss a potential alliance with Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (7201.T), the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site.

AFP - General Motors, the world's largest automaker, and French-Japanese partners Renault and Nissan have rounded the first corner in exploratory talks for a three-way alliance.