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Another Boeing Airliner Suffers Fastener Woes

Nutplates Used On 737s Since August '07 Lack Anti-Corrosive Coating Boeing has announced a delay in the delivery of its 737 airliners to replace fasteners that were manufactured without a required anti-corrosive cadmium...

Grim retail outlook latest blow

New York Wall Street approached the end of another highly volatile week with sharp losses after the latest bleak round of economic data showed retail sales slumped last month by the most since records began. The...

Cultural center benefit features dragon dance

Those who attend Moonlight Over the Orient on Friday -- a fundraiser for the Washington Arts and Cultural Center -- will be in for some unusual entertainment. Along with a pallet of events and displays with a Pan-Asian theme, a...

Remodeling & Energy Expo giving off illuminating ideas

Joe and Martha Koressel were just "browsing around" the Remodeling & Energy Expo on Friday at The Centre. But Joe Koressel, a cook at Deaconess Hospital and the primary culinary artist in the couple's home, found himself drawn...

Cheers, Jeers and Tears

Cheers for the news that the trail network in the 300-acre forest next to Angel Mounds State Historic Site is becoming usable again. Of course, the forest and, hence, the trails were damaged in the Nov. 6, 2005, tornado.

Did Buffett Make a Bad Deal? (at Motley Fool)

By Dan Caplinger (TMF Galagan) Warren Buffett has taken a lot of criticism lately. Others claim he was too early in having Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) make investments in General Electric (NYSE: GE) and...

[$$] Alcoa, Disney Rebound (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

NEW YORK -- A rally for large global corporations helped stocks pare earlier losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average recently trading around the flat line. After discouraging earnings reports and outlooks from Freddie...

Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda Honored By Asia Society for Environmental Leadership

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda was honored by the Asia Society this week for his environmental leadership, including Alcoa's progress to reduce GHG emissions and address global warming. In...

Worst probably isn't over for Citigroup

Once the most valuable financial company in America, Citigroup is withering along with its share price, which sank in the past week into single digits. Another round of layoffs is expected in the coming week.

Weak Consumer Spending to Hit the Markets Hard Even as World Leaders Meet to Address Challenges -...

The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a lower opening on Friday. Traders are likely to digest more negative news in the form of insipid results and bleak outlook from the retailers and a worse-than-expected drop in...