Tim Higgins

columnist for The Wall Street Journal and author of “Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century”

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Business writer for the Detroit Free Press

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GM Lost $4.3 Billion Following Bankruptcy

General Motors has issued its first earnings report since it emerged from bankruptcy with the help of American taxpayers.

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General Motors emerged from bankruptcy today and CEO Fritz Henderson declared that “ business as usual is over .”

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