It appears that the federal goverment is holding off assistance to the automakers in order to drive them into a prepackaged bankruptcy. Two of the big 3 auto companies need cash immediately or they could go belly up. If the government does not provide funding to GM and Chrysler by January 1st these two companies will probably have to declare bankruptcy.

Every new American-made car buyer would receive a debit card along with his ownership papers. The card could be used for anything other than the car purchase itself. Card amounts would vary from $6,000 for "smart" cars, through $3,000 for fuel-efficient sub-compacts, $1,000 for other borderline greenies.

As the nonsensical arguments for the automakers' bailout continue to stream forth, a hearty congratulations has to go out to Dylan Ratigan and Karen Finerman of CNBC's Fast Money; they delivered four of the best minutes on TV I've seen in a long time.

Congress is meeting with all three US auto makers to try and help them avoid bankruptcy. This is a necessary step because the economy cannot handle the bankruptcy of all 3 domestic auto companies at this point in time.

While its not a 100% guaranteed, there is a good chance that the automakers might get the $34 billion in aid that they are seeking from the government and as such, we are recommending their stocks on that basis.

Andrew Snyder says the temporary economic pain of allowing General Motors (NYSE:GM) to fail is better than propping up a lost cause with public money. He says its time to let GM go and allow the process of creative destruction to work freely.

Lynn Carpenter says pension fund deficits could be a major threat to dividend payments. Legislation forces companies to keep private pension plans well funded, meaning some will have to raise large sums of cash at short notice. Lynn picks 9 firms that could soon be forced into making big dividend cuts.

Martin Hutchinson analyses what a Democrat landslide means for investors. He says nuclear and clean energy stocks, auto manufacturers, generic drug producers and muni bonds are a “buy”. But fossil fuel companies and financial institutions should be avoided.

Investors need a solid defense right now, says Martin Denholm. This means holding high-dividend stocks. Consumer staples and telecoms industries are the best places to cherry pick strong companies. For a lower-risk alternative, try these two high-dividend ETFs (AMEX:SDY, PEY).

Today, the Dow dropped below 8,000 for the first time since March 2003. This is great news for investors, says J. Cristoph Amberger. “History has proven time and time again that the seeds of wealth are sown during market crises… by buying good companies at crash valuations.”

The Chevy Volt made its West Coast debut at the AltCar Expo & Conference in Santa Monica, Calif., drawing curious and enthusiastic onlookers Friday. General Motors (GM) unveiled the plug-in hybrid electric car in Detroit last More in here http://stocktoprofit.com/alternative%20energy%20stocks.html

"General Motors Corp. said Friday it intends to draw down $3.5 billion of a $4.5 billion secured revolving credit facility for its restructuring in what it called 'uncertain times in the capital markets.'"

Martin Denholm says wind power is taking off in the US. And big players such as T. Boone Pickens and Michael Blooomberg are throwing their weight behind the industry.

For investors who want to minimize risk in a relatively new industry, Martin recommends General Electric (NYSE:GE) and Siemens AG (NYSE:SI). These blue chips are making significant investments in wind energy projects.

Northern Rock (PINK:NHRKF) in Britain, Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) in the US, Aerolineas Argentinas in Argentina. Governments across the world are nationalizing - at least implicitly - struggling private enterprises.

The author discusses the hot biotech stocks you don't want to miss based on the companies Gene Marcial introduced in his book "7 Commandments of Stock Investing". He talks about the company background and its rational behind its attraction.