-->NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings that were much better than expected as its embattled U.S. auto operations returned to the black after more than two years of losses. The nation's No. 1 automaker earned $1.4 billion, or $2.48 a share, excluding special items, compared with $1.2 billion, or $2.03, on that basis a year earlier. GM CEO Rick Wagoner, left, seen here at the start of negotiations with UAW President Ron Gettelfinger, said the automaker still needs more cost cuts despite its first profit in its North American auto unit since 2004.

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