THE WEEK THAT WAS: GM late as chill goes global

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As this was being started, four hours later than usual, for reasons which will soon be apparent, General Motors was running 35 minutes and counting late on publishing its eagerly anticpated third quarter results due around 15:30GMT or 10:30 eastern in American money. It was not a good sign. Finally, the numbers showed up 70 minutes later than hoped.