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ThyssenKrupp to Axe 3,000 Jobs
ThyssenKrupp to Axe 3,000 Jobs 1
ThyssenKrupp plans to axe 3,000 administrative jobs worldwide as disastrous investments in steel operations overseas tore holes in its balance sheet.
Boeing headquarters
Boeing Resumes 787 Dreamliner Deliveries Following Battery Fix
Aerospace manufacturer says it is on track for a 10-a-month production rate by year’s end.
Gold bars
Cornstarch May Provide Green Method to Extract Gold 1
Discovery offers potential for cheap, environmentally friendly alternative to cyanide.
EADS Says Pentagon Ending Helicopter Program
EADS Says Pentagon Ending Helicopter Program 1
The U.S. Defense Department has decided to stop buying EADS Lakota helicopters for the Army next year.
Turkish Airlines Orders 70 Boeing Aircraft
Turkish Airlines Orders 70 Boeing Aircraft
Boeing has a firm order from Turkish Airlines for 70 Boeing single-aisle 737 aircraft in a deal valued at $6.9 billion.
EU Industrial Output Up Sharply in March
EU Industrial Output Up Sharply in March
The biggest monthly gains were in bailed-out Portugal, up 5.3% and the Netherlands, up 4.5%.
Volkswagen Plans New China Car Plant
Competing with GM Volkswagen Plans New China Car Plant
GM sold 2.84 million in China last year while VW sold 2.81 million.
Tata Steel Plant
Tata Steel Writes Down $1.6 Billion
Steelmaker struggles on slumping demand in Europe.
US Fines Indian Drug Giant Ranbaxy $500 Million
US Fines Indian Drug Giant Ranbaxy $500 Million
Ranbaxy pleaded guilty to seven counts of felony after it distributed several India-produced adulterated generic drugs in the U.S. in 2005-2006.
Samsung Announces 5G Data Breakthrough
Samsung Announces 5G Data Breakthrough
The new technology, which will not be ready for the commercial market before 2020 at the earliest, would offer transmitting speeds 'up to several hundred times faster' than existing 4G networks.
Chrysler Recalls 469,000 SUVs for Electrical Fix
Chrysler Recalls 469,000 SUVs for Electrical Fix
The company said it had discovered a problem in some circuit boards that transmit signals that result in the vehicle shifting into neutral.
Hundreds of Bangladesh Textile Plants Shut Indefinitely
Hundreds of Bangladesh Textile Plants Shut Indefinitely
Most of Bangladesh's top garment factories based at Ashulia and there has been "virtually no work" there since the April 24 Rana Plaza tragedy.
China Industrial Production Up 9.3% in April
China Industrial Production Up 9.3% in April
However, recovery is still uncertain in the world's second-largest economy.
Bangladesh to Raise Garment Workers' Minimum Wages
Bangladesh to Raise Garment Workers' Minimum Wages
There are around 4,500 garment factories in Bangladesh, churning out products for Western fashion labels which sell the clothing at many times the cost price.
Space Tourism Won't Hurt Environment: Branson
Space Tourism Won't Hurt Environment: Branson 1
Richard Branson said that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.
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