GM

General Motors said it had not yet determined a price range for its IPO and that it could not say if it would take place in November as widely expected. The unusual caution came in a regulatory filing in response to comments from Chairman Ed Whitacre, who said Wednesday that GM shares would likely price between $20 and $25 in a November IPO

MetLife move

MetLife Inc. is delaying the sale of some foreclosed properties and found “irregularities” in its processes of taking over houses, Moody’s Investors Service said

Tribune news

Lee Abrams, chief innovation officer at Tribune Co., resigned after he was suspended for distributing an e-mail with video links employees found “offensive.”

eBay hire

EBay hired Richelle Parham as chief marketing officer for its North America division. She recently served as the head of global marketing innovation and initiatives for Visa Inc.

Deficit down

The US budget deficit for fiscal 2010 narrowed to $1.294 trillion from last year’s record $1.416 trillion, the Treasury Department said.