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EPA finds contamination at former rocket test site
Lingering radioactive contamination exists at a former rocket test lab outside of Los Angeles that was the site of a partial nuclear meltdown, federal ...
Fewer US CEOs expect hiring dip over next 6 months
A survey of U.S. chief executives shows the number of large companies that plan to add jobs or hire more workers is essentially unchanged versus three ...
CEOs step up pressure on Obama, Congress for deal
The nation's top corporate executives are stepping up pressure on Congress and on President Barack Obama to negotiate a deal to avoid a fiscal cliff, ...
Legal pot complicates drug-free work policies
Pot may be legal, but workers may want to check with their boss first before they grab the pipe or joint during off hours. Businesses in Washington ...
Germany to take stake as EADS shakes up ownership
European aerospace and defense company EADS announced Wednesday a new ownership structure in which Germany is set to join France and Spain as state ...
Stocks edge up ahead of Thanksgiving break
The stock market crept higher Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Major market indexes got a slight lift after news broke of a cease-fire ...
How Asia sees Obama's pivot to the Pacific
A lot has happened in Asia while the United States was off fighting its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and most of it can be summed up in one word — ...
Plane in South Africa catches fire, no injuries
A chartered Boeing MD-82 airplane aborted its takeoff Tuesday in South Africa after its landing gear caught fire when a tire came off its mount, ...
Finmeccanica Q3 earns triple on cost cuts
Finmeccanica, the Italian aerospace and defense giant, tripled earnings in the third quarter due to cost-cutting, improved margins and better sales ...
EADS profit stalls in Q3 on super jumbo costs
The cost of fixing problems on some A380 super jumbos weighed on third-quarter profits at Airbus parent company EADS NV. Net profit at the European ...
Stocks rise as investors wait for a winner
Major stock-market indexes climbed Tuesday as investors waited for the finish of a closely fought U.S. presidential election. "We're on pins and ...
Stocks rally as Americans head to the polls
Stocks are closing sharply higher on Wall Street as Americans head to the polls in a closely fought U.S. presidential election. The Dow Jones ...
Ryanair raises outlook as profits rise 10 pct
European airline Ryanair reported stronger-than-expected half-year profits Monday and raised its outlook for the full year as its cost-conscious ...
Ford's Mark Fields promoted, could become CEO
Ford's leaders have watched Mark Fields, a brash Harvard MBA, turn the company's North American business into a profit machine. Now they're eyeing him ...
Ford to hold conference call, may reveal CEO plan
Ford has scheduled a conference call for Thursday morning and may announce a succession plan for CEO Alan Mulally. The automaker's board has been ...
Experts give causes of emergency landing in Poland
Aviation experts said Wednesday that a LOT Polish Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, made an emergency landing in Warsaw last year because of ...
Boeing to sell 35 new 737 airplanes to Russia
Boeing is selling 35 of its redesigned 737 aircraft to a Russian state-run leasing company in a deal that would be worth $3 billion, if sold at ...
Boeing benefits from faster airplane deliveries
Boeing is cranking out planes faster, and it's paying off. The big U.S. aerospace company is on track to meet delivery targets for the year, and on ...
Boeing raises 2012 guidance as deliveries pick up
Boeing said its net income this year will be bigger than it had expected as deliveries of commercial airplanes picks up. Higher pension expenses hurt ...
Manufacturers launch program to hire more veterans
Some of the nation's leading manufacturing companies announced a new program Monday to help veterans gain the skills necessary to fill some of the ...
Political objections derail European defense deal
A deal to create a European defense and aerospace giant to rival Boeing Co. collapsed Wednesday when BAE Systems and EADS NV called off merger talks ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Labor unions
The issue: A unionized job once meant a secure path to a middle-class life. Labor unions are still big political players, but they have seen a steady ...
Short supplies keep gas prices rising in Calif.
California gas prices continued surging Friday, adding another 17 cents per gallon on average, and the increases are expected to continue for at least ...
American Airlines inspecting jets for loose seats
The federal government is examining two separate incidents in which passenger seats came loose midflight on American Airlines planes in the last three ...
Econ recovery likely _ benefiting election winner
Eventually, the economic recovery will pick up steam — whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney is in the White House. That's what many economic outlooks ...