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General Motors has committed to make an investment of $129 million on its powertrain transmission plants in Ohio and Indiana. These plants supply the transmissions for Buick and Chevrolet models which are equipped with eAssist fuel saving technology.
This investment is reportedly a part of the $2 billion that was committed by the G.M. earlier this year to the two plants at Toledo, Ohio and Bedford, Indiana. The Toledo plant is receiving investment of $83 million in addition to the $204 million already announced for it in May.
This investment is being made to augment the plant's capacity to produce a six speed transmission that is to be used in new models from this fall. This transmission will be used in the Buick Lacrosse and the Chevrolet Malibu.
The investment at Bedford is of $32 million in addition to the $49 million received by it in May. This money is going to be used for enhancements to the die-cast case and torque converter for the transmission system to be produced at Toledo. According to Cathy Clegg, Vice President of labour relations, the current move is to meet the consumer demand and to produce cars with more fuel efficient technologies.

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During the times of economic recession, investing in gold might be a good move considering the declining value of other assets. Gold retains its value even when paper money is less valuable and hence people are investing in gold because of its potential for generating profit and creating wealth.
Investing in gold requires some prior knowledge of your investments, whether it meets your investment criteria and the costs involved in buying and maintaining the gold. It is recommended to take expert advice from firms and other online resources.
There are various options for people investing in gold such as gold bullions or gold coins. The gold coins are available in standard sizes and are popular with first time investors. The gold bullions are cheaper than coins but are also less liquid.
Investing in exchange traded gold securities is also a safe option where the trade is based on physical gold. Moreover the gold should be bought from a reputable gold firm when there is relative calm in the market.

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The investors have mostly remained unfazed while the government is involved in political fighting and anxiety about the borrowing limit deadline and the nation's budget.
The prices for the Treasury bonds, notes and other securities have not changed despite the deepening prospects of a default considering that the treasury yields are lower. The expected trend would have been the mass dropping of Treasury securities by investors to push the prices down and also to increase their yields. The experts are perplexed by this behavior of investors.
The investors are probably waiting for the August 2nd deadline for a deal to be worked out despite the Treasury warning that the deadline might trigger a default. The investors might even think that hitting the debt ceiling will not trigger a default. According to critics, revenue is still coming in at $200 billion a month but the problem is that the government is spending in excess of $300 billion a month. Reaching the default would mean that the government would no longer be able to sell bonds to pay its bills.