Afternoon Update: Ford Says It Can Survive but Urges a Rescue for the Industry

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		Tuesday, December 2, 2008   Compiled 4 PM E.T.   TOP STORIES Advertisement Ford Says It Can Survive but Urges a Rescue for the Industry By NICK BUNKLEY Ford told Congress that it wanted access to $9 billion in loans but that it could become profitable in three years if Detroit’s other two automakers survived. Obama Promises Quick Relief for Governors By BRIAN KNOWLTON President-elect Barack Obama told the country’s governors that his administration would not delay in pushing an economic recovery plan. BITS .Tel Them Where to Find You By DANIELLE BELOPOTOSKY A new domain name, .tel, becomes available Wednesday, and it could become a phone book for the Internet. A Solemn Israel Buries Dead From Mumbai Attack By ISABEL KERSHNER A somber Israel on Tuesday buried six victims of last week’s terrorist attack on the Jewish outreach center in Mumbai, including Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivkah. India Says All Mumbai Attackers Came by Ship By ROBERT F. WORTH and GRAHAM BOWLEY The Indian police offered the most specific evidence to date of a Pakistani link to the attacks. • NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top TIMES TOPICS OPINION After Deadline A weekly newsroom critique of grammar, style and usage in The Times. This week: puzzling pairs. Bloggingheads Video Jack Balkin of Yale, pictured, and Eric Posner of the University of Chicago on whether members of the Bush White House should face trial. BUSINESS November Was Another Dismal Month for Auto Sales By NICK BUNKLEY In the worst month yet in a horrible year, U.S. sales fell 41 percent at General Motors and 33.9 percent at Toyota. Honda’s sales declined 31.6 percent, and Ford’s fell 30.6 percent. Wall St. Partially Recovers From Sell-Off By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM Investors waded back into the stock market on Tuesday, a day after an enormous collapse sent values back to their levels from last week. Japan Acts to Ease Crisis in Corporate Credit By MARTIN FACKLER The Bank of Japan announced emergency measures to ease an acute squeeze in corporate funding that threatens to push Asia’s largest economy deeper into recession. DEALBOOK G.E. Damps Down Earnings Expectations By DEALBOOK General Electric said that it expects fourth-quarter profit to be at the low end of its previous guidance and warned that restructuring and other charges were likely to top $1 billion after taxes. SQUARE FEET In Manhattan, a Flood of Available Office Space By J. ALEX TARQUINIO Changes roiling the financial industry have contributed to a doubling of the listings of large office blocks. • More Business News Back to Top   About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you are subscribed to Afternoon Update from NYTimes.com. As a member of the BBBOnline Privacy Program and the TRUSTe privacy program, we are committed to protecting your privacy. Manage My Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Change Your E-Mail  |  PrivacyPolicy  |  How to Advertise Please include the following ID number when writing to feedback@nytimes.com so that we can track any reports of problems:  57468657 Copyright 2008 | The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy | NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018