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 SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008 12:24 am |
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Two Dreamliner production lines in Everett unlikely EVERETT -- With deliveries of its 787 jet running an average of 20 months behind schedule, you might wonder why the Boeing Co. hasn't launched a second production line. [More] PASADENA, Calif. -- The two men who run Berkshire Hathaway Inc. have an arrangement: Warren Buffett is the face of the company and Charlie Munger stays mainly in the shadows. [More] Low-cost ways to get better gas mileage Gasoline prices are soaring, and drivers are feeling the pinch. Desperate times call for desperate measures. [More]
CINCINNATI -- FAO Schwarz plans to open toy departments in close to 700 Macy's department stores over the next two years, the companies said Friday. [More] Lawmakers tackle pay gap, fees for benefits Active-duty and reserve component members can bank on a 3.9 percent pay raise next January as Congress continues to close a perceived military pay gap that a Pentagon pay study say no longer exists. [More] Kansas engineers challenge SPEEA The union that represents Boeing Co. engineers faces a challenge at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kan. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace represents 2,400 Spirit professional and technical workers, who will vote June 24... [More] Markets calmer now, treasury secretary says WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday that financial markets are "considerably calmer" now than they were two months ago. He predicted the economy will be rebounding by the second half of this year. [More]
SEATTLE -- Luxury retailer Nordstrom Inc. said Thursday its profit fell 24 percent in the first quarter, as recession rumblings in the United States crimped even wealthier consumers' shopping habits. [More]
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