DEARBORN, Mich., May 7 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. wants family members to unite against a challenge to family control of the company, a Detroit newspaper said.

LOS ANGELES, April 28 (UPI) -- Tracinda Corp., based in Los Angeles, announced Monday it is well under way on a plan to purchase 5.6 percent of Ford Motor Co.

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- October 2007 to February 2008 has not been the best of times for casinos and some of Las Vegas' richest citizens are feeling the economic pinch.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- More than 100 campaign contributors are nearing the $108,200 limit on how much they can pump into the 2008 election.

STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. appeals court ruled investor Kirk Kerkorian had no right to damages over the Daimler-Benz AG and Chrysler Corp. merger, DaimlerChrysler said Wednesday.

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- MGM Mirage said Wednesday it approved a $5 billion deal for a Dubai company to buy 9.5 percent of the U.S. casino company and half its CityCenter project.

DETROIT, April 7 (UPI) -- U.S. investor Kirk Kerkorian has differentiated his offer for Chrysler from competing bids by promising a "true partnership" between management and labor.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 5 (UPI) -- U.S. private-investment firm Tracinda Corp. is ready to offer $4.5 billion to buy Chrysler Group, a letter sent to DaimlerChrysler AG's board said Thursday.

MACAO, April 3 (UPI) -- The Chinese territory of Macao has passed Las Vegas as the world's biggest-grossing casino center, the government confirmed Tuesday.