“As talks between General Motors Corp. and long-time rival Chrysler LLC continued over the weekend, a harsh reality has emerged: Without a merger and possibly an assist from the federal government, two of Detroit’s Big Three auto makers could run out of cash within a year.”
“Russia begins to refuse credit cards in worsening global financial crisis” (Don’t think this can’t and won’t happen in the U.S.; this is only a preview of coming attractions)