WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The Obama administration has forecast a loss of $30 billion on its General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group rescue efforts, two anonymous U.S. officials said.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Grain futures closed mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade Tuesday, though stock markets dropped in Asia, Europe and the United States.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A major survey of U.S. employers indicates the first quarter of 2010 will be a break-even quarter on jobs gained and lost, Manpower Inc. said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Smart-grid networks that depend heavily on technology both for energy efficiency and for better management of electricity consumers are vulnerable to cyberattacks that can endanger entire cities, industry findings show.
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DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co.'s president for Asia Pacific and Africa Joe Hinrichs said he has not fielded offers from General Motors for its open top executive slot.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. markets followed markets in Asia and Europe with a quick slide Tuesday, with the major boards in red ink through the day.
OTTAWA, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Canadian workers, on the heels of a recession, can expect to see modest 2.7 percent pay raises in 2010, the Conference Board of Canada forecast Tuesday.
DETROIT, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- General Motors Co. said it would build the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu and two electric and gasoline hybrid cars at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Tuesday that U.S. home prices rose 1.1 percent in the third quarter for the second consecutive quarterly gain.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. passenger carrier United Airlines said Tuesday it intended to buy as many as 75 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 75 Airbus A350-XWB aircraft by 2019.
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A former top bank regulator in Britain has called for the formation of an international regulator to enforce global financing standards.
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A prominent tax accountant in Britain said bankers were inquiring about suing the government, which is contemplating a 50 percent bank bonus pay tax.
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The government of Iran should respect the freedom of its citizens and halt the use of forceful measures to quiet dissent, the British foreign secretary said.
MESA, Ariz., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. company Boeing announced a milestone in the development of its Block III program for the Apache helicopter following a successful flight demonstration.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. companies Algebraix Data Corp. and BAE Systems have formed a strategic partnership to further develop geospatial intelligence technologies.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. biological defense company PharmAthene Inc. announced its chemical nerve agent countermeasure has shown promising effectiveness in early trials.
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- An independent accountant in Britain said Tuesday that shareholders of the nationalized Northern Rock bank should expect no return on their investment.
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted General Dynamics to provide engineering and technical support to ensure vessels are operationally ready.
QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Obzerv Technologies Inc. to deliver its long-range night-vision camera technologies for evaluation.
LANCASTER, Pa., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Herley Industries Inc. has been selected for a follow-on contract to continue supporting a U.S. Navy helicopter radar technology.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The chairman of the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board recommended splitting bank asset valuations from "fair value" accounting standards.
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Homeland Security Department has contracted Electronic Consulting Services Inc. to continue to support a strengthening of analytical capabilities.
