Dan Ammann, currently GM's vice president, finance and treasurer, named as his replacement.
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However, an over-reliance on equities could lead to a repeat of 2008.
China's $7.3 billion trade deficit surprised economists, who had predicted a $4.95 billion surplus.
Germany refused to be rushed into boosting the euro zone's rescue fund as a investments in payroll processing fresh wave of euro zone jitters hit financial markets.
However, they are upbeat about their own company's prospects.
The market now sees an international bailout as all but inevitable.
Surging oil prices are threatening to make next week's policy meeting more contentious.
Filings stem from an October letter fired off to corporate finance executives by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several of the more dire predictions about healthcare reform proved to be unfounded.
Asia President Kal Patel calls China market "explosive."
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