US - The massive underfunding level of General Motors' US pension plans is impacting badly on the company's balance sheet.
At the end of 2002 GM’s underfunding level reached US$19.3bn, up from US$9.1bn for the previous year. The 2002 figure was based on a negative return on its assets of 7%, and a discount rate of 6.75...
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