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Boeing 787 withstands lightning strike testsJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Boeing Co.'s new composite-plastic 787 Dreamliner survived its first lightning strike with no damage as the plane approaches the halfway point in flight testing, program...
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Obama plan may hurt Career Education Corp.Jun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - The Obama administration proposed banning for-profit colleges from tying pay for recruiters to the number of people they enroll, saying high-pressure sales tactics induc...
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Northrop Grumman to repurchase $2 billion in stockJun 16, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Northrop Grumman Corp. said Thursday that it has approved a plan to buy back up to 11 percent of the company's shares. The Los Angeles aerospace and elect...
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Airlines see 'dramatic' business travel recoveryJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Delta Air Lines Inc. and American Airlines, the largest U.S. carriers, forecast second-quarter gains of at least 17 percent on a benchmark for industry revenue as rising...
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Boeing's St. Louis machinists plan to strike next weekJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. machinists at a fighter- jet factory in St. Louis said they intend to go on strike June 21 unless the planemaker resumes negotiations, after the workers rejec...
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Judge in Tribune case orders info from JPMorganJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - DOVER, Del. -- The judge in the Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy case has ordered JPMorgan Chase to turn over information sought by a group of lenders who oppose the company's r...
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Some BP station owners suffering from oil spill, plan to help in GulfJun 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Nrupesh Desai started working at Walmart when he came here from his native India. Now, he employees 90 workers at his seven BP gasoline stations, including those in Elk ...
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Streamwood workers say Duraco owner committed perjuryJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The former Streamwood factory workers who are suing the factory's owners for what they say is about $300,000 in back wages they are owed now claim a co-owner at Duraco P...
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Corus enters bankruptcy court protectionJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Corus Bankshares Inc., the holding company whose bank was taken over by regulators in September, sought bankruptcy protection from creditors. The company today listed as...
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Judge: Evergreen trade secret claims against Boeing standJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Although a federal judge in Seattle dismissed breach of contract claims brought against Boeing Co. by one of its suppliers, he left standing the trade-secret misappropri...