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Even during the Depression, GM managed to make money

Wall Street's mood was grim during the Depression, and GM stock plunged. But Alfred Sloan's "orderly, step-by-step retreat" kept the company in the black.
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By:
Arlena Sawyers
September 14, 2008 05:00 AM

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