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Ford posts $8.7 billion loss on asset write-downs
andFord Motor Co. posted the worst quarterly performance in its history Thursday, losing $8.67 billion in the second quarter. The company also said it will retool two more North American truck and sport utility vehicle plants to build small, fuel-efficient...Tags: Passenger Cars, Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Cars, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Heavy Engineering
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IN BRIEF
Stocks advanced for the second straight session yesterday as another decline in oil prices and several upbeat profit reports eased some of Wall Street's concerns about the economy. Crude has retreated as oil investors have worried that high prices and a...Tags: General Motors Corp., Stocks, New York Times, Retirement, Luxury Vehicles
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MOVIE BUZZ: Directors explore Brooklyn and pot smokers
WHO John Malkovich THE DEAL Independent film has seen better days: Warner Bros. is shutting down both Warner Independent Pictures and Picturehouse; the New York-based ThinkFilm is on the financial ropes; and London's Tartan Films has closed its doors....Tags: Ben Kingsley, Brooklyn (King's, New York), Corruption, Movies, Corporate Crime
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Chrysler plans to cut 1,000 salaried jobs
The Associated PressChrysler LLC says it will cut 1,000 salaried jobs worldwide by Sept. 30. The automaker announced the cuts today in a letter to employees. Chrysler says the layoffs are needed because of the prolonged slump in the U.S. auto industry. Chrysler...Tags: Unemployment, Chrysler LLC, Retirement
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Jailed teacher wants furlough
Of The Morning CallSuspended teacher Keri Ann Brekne, who is in Northampton County Prison awaiting sentencing for sexually assaulting a teenage girl she brought to her Bethlehem home, wants a one-day furlough so she can go to New Jersey and plead guilty to related sex...Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Prisons, Trials, Belvidere, Sexual Assault
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Michigan court rules against firefighter unions
Associated Press WriterThe Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against two firefighter unions seeking to prevent layoffs in Pontiac and Detroit. The court ruled 4-3 that an Oakland County judge was wrong to grant an injunction in 2006, stopping Pontiac's plan to lay off...Tags: Fires, Local Authority, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Unemployment
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Chrysler to cut 1,000 more jobs
Chrysler LLC said Wednesday it will cut 1,000 salaried jobs worldwide by Sept. 30 as it tries to return to profitability amid a severe downturn in U.S. sales. Chrysler spokesman David Elshoff said the company hopes most of the cuts will be accomplished...Tags: Federal Trust Corporation, Defense, Foreign Aid, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Armed Forces
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Pratt To Cut Workforce In State
Courant Staff WriterIn a clear sign that grave troubles in the U.S. airline industry are affecting Connecticut's aerospace manufacturers, Pratt & Whitney confirmed Wednesday that it will eliminate the jobs of an undisclosed number of hourly workers at its two biggest...Tags: Connecticut, Middletown, Employees, Bradley International Airport, East Hartford
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Chrysler Plans To Cut 1,000 Salaried Jobs
Chrysler LLC says it will cut 1,000 salaried jobs worldwide by Sept. 30.
The automaker announced the cuts Wednesday in a letter to employees.
Chrysler says the layoffs are needed because of the prolonged slump in the U.S. auto industry.
Chrysler...Tags: Unemployment, Chrysler LLC, Retirement
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Pratt & Whitney To Cut Jobs
Courant Staff WriterPratt & Whitney plans to shed an undisclosed number of hourly workers at its two biggest Connecticut plants and salaried workers across the U.S., the company confirmed today. The East Hartford jet engine maker notified workers on Monday, just days...Tags: Wanted, Connecticut, Middletown, Employees, Cheshire
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