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BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Oct 11, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative four-year contract with Chrysler Wednesday, hours after going on strike and the same day General Motors workers ratified a separate four-year pact. Next up: Ford. A person with knowledge of the Chrys.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Oct 10, 2007 @ 3:10pm neoform

Yahoo News -- DETROIT (AP) -- Thousands of Chrysler LLC autoworkers walked off the job Wednesday after the automaker and the United Auto Workers union failed to reach a tentative contract agreement before a union-imposed deadline. It is the first UAW strike aga.. Read More

BUSINESS / OPINION Sun Jan 21, 2007 @ 1:03am neoform

New York Times -- Q. You’ve been offered a new job, and your prospective employer wants you to sign a noncompete agreement, but the document makes you uneasy. What should you do?.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Oct 27, 2006 @ 9:16pm neoform

MSN Money Central -- The Halliburton subsidiary that provides food, shelter and other logistics to U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan exploited federal regulations to hide details on its contract performance, according to a report released Friday... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

BusinessWeek -- In awarding the contract for refueling planes, the Air Force told Boeing one thing, then did another, and made crucial math errors, an auditor's report says A new, fuller account of the June 18 auditor's ruling that gives Boeing (BA) another shot at a.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Apr 2, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

BusinessWeek -- The aerospace giant responds to Boeing in what's turning out to be an epic PR battle over a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract Northrop Grumman and Boeing have turned up the heat in the tanker war. In full-page advertisements that ran in major ne.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Mar 19, 2008 @ 8:07am neoform

BusinessWeek -- The company's formal protest of the tanker contract hints of shortcomings in its bid and capitalizes on U.S. fears about outsourcing Boeing (BA) executives filed their formal bid to overturn a $35 billion contract for air refueling tankers that was awa.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Mar 5, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Despite its dismay over losing a huge Air Force contract, Boeing doesn't want to delay a plane the military needs Boeing (BA) executives, bewildered at losing a multibillion-dollar contract for a fleet of refueling tanker aircraft, are girding for batt.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Feb 29, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- You’ll pay a hefty contract termination fee. Contracts typically last one or two years from the day your phone is activated, but some consumers find they’re in for a much longer period of time because their wireless company automatically renews their.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Nov 1, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

MSNBC -- Hollywood writers and producers broke off contract talks Wednesday night without a new deal, allowing the Writers Guild of America’s current pact to expire at midnight. It wasn’t immediately known whether the writers will walk off the job. A call t.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Oct 1, 2007 @ 8:12am neoform

MSNBC -- The tentative contract between General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers would allow GM to close a plant each in Michigan and Indiana and possibly shut down several other facilities, according to a detailed copy of the agreement. The moves are t.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Sep 26, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

USA Today -- The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. agreed Wednesday to a tentative contract to end a two-day national strike — the first against the automaker in 37 years — and puts the responsibility for retirees' health care into the union's hands... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Jun 14, 2007 @ 10:46pm neoform

CNN -- Ford Motor heads into a round of contract talks with its major union as the automaker seeks sweeping changes worth billions of dollars that would transform it into a strong contender, according to people familiar with the upcoming negotiations. After l.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu May 17, 2007 @ 9:18am neoform

Washington Post -- Lockheed Martin is projected to overspend by 34 percent on the development contract for the new presidential helicopter, according to Pentagon and Navy officials. Costs for system design and construction of initial helicopters needed by October 2009 an.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sat Apr 21, 2007 @ 1:28pm neoform

Denver Post -- NASA has modified its contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. in Colorado for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, which will be the successor to the space shuttle. The move increases the value of the contract to $4.3 billion and extends it through 2013. Pr.. Read More

BUSINESS / OPINION Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 12:09pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- The Japanese industrial builder sees its stock energized after inking a $5.1 billion contract with TXU to build nuclear reactors in Texas Who says nuclear power isn't a growth industry? Not investors in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHVYF). On Mar. 14,.. Read More