1 Big Automaker's Big Buyout

The following video is from this week's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with Jason Moser, Michael Olsen, and Joe Magyer, discuss the latest business news. General Motors is looking to cut its pension obligation by 20% and is outsourcing the rest to Prudential Financial. While shares of GM initially popped on Friday when the news broke, today shares fell 4%. In this segment, the guys analyze what the deal means for GM's shareholders, as well as how pension obligations are affecting rival Ford.

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