How Will America's Big Two Automakers Survive?After decades of market

How Will America's Big Two Automakers Survive?
After decades of market share losses, look for a leaner and more focused Big Two.
Ann Job

30-year mortgages dip, other home loans mixed (The Times)
WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages dipped this week, although it was a mixed bag for rates on other home loans.

Detroit's 'Big Three' Automakers Launch New Incentive Programs
General Motors, Chrysler and Ford announce new programs in efforts to boost slackening year-end sales.
Perry Stern

Vital Signs for the Week of Jan. 2 (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. economy is entering the New Year in good health. While economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2005 will end up being slower than in recent quarters, the latest data indicate that economic activity closed the year on an upswing. The financial markets are expecting more good news during the first week of 2006.

Refinancing Car Loans Can Save After Interest Rate Cuts (Action News 4 Pittsburgh)
As interest rates drop, people's thoughts turn to refinancing -- refinancing their home loan, that is. What they don't know is that refinancing an auto loan is easier to do, and it can save you some serious money.

Data Deepen Concerns About Manufacturing (Los Angeles Times)
Record demand for Boeing aircraft boosts an otherwise weak report on U.S. factory orders for November.