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Bernanke May See Lending to Companies, States as Next Credit-Crisis Fronts

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke may find the next fronts of the financial crisis to be just as chilling as last month's downfall of Wall Street titans: its spread to corporate America and state and ...

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Tue Oct 07, 2008

IndyStar.com

Court affirms dismissal of Visteon shareholder suit

DETROIT A three-judge federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against auto-parts maker Visteon Corp.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Visteon, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, US News

Rotor.com

Helicopter Association International

Raytheon and Rockwell Collins selected for Joint Precision Approach and Landing System Increment 1 Development Raytheon and Rockwell Collins selected for Joint Precision Approach and Landing System Increment 1 ...

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Related Topix: Rockwell Collins, Aerospace-Defense, US Military, US Navy

WKYC

Goodyear wins new 7-year contract with NYC bus system

Goodyear has won a 7-year contract to keep supplying tires to the nation's largest transit bus fleet.

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Related Topix: Rubber-Plastics, Industrial Machines, Goodyear Tire and Rubber

Market Watch

Wavecom: Gemalto plan `hostile' and undervalues company

Wavecom SA, the Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, producer of wireless technology to enable automotive telematics, metering, fleet management, tracking, alarms and more, called a proposed takeover bid from Gemalto ...

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Related Topix: Wavecom SA, Telecom, Electronics

Sun-Journal

N.H. Axsys plant set to expand

Connecticut-based Axsys Technologies is doubling the size of its Nashua, New Hampshire, plant.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Axsys Technologies, Nashua, NH, Nashua Metro, Cameras, Merrimack, NH

Tuscola County Advertiser

BofA earnings tumble, cuts dividend; to raise $10 billion

Bank of America Corp, the largest U.S. bank, on Monday reported a 68 percent drop in quarterly earnings, halved its dividend and said it would seek to raise $10 billion in additional capital.

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Related Topix: Banking, Bank of America, Financial Services, Merrill Lynch and Co, Investment Services, Industrial Machines, Commercial Printing, Electronics

Mon Oct 06, 2008

CSRwire.com

Caterpillar and Trimble Form New Joint Venture to Improve Customer...

PEORIA, Ill. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The world's leading earthmoving equipment manufacturer, Caterpillar Inc.

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Related Topix: Construction, Insurance, Caterpillar, Scientific Instruments, Cable & Satellite, Trimble Navigation, Telecom, Peoria, IL, Peoria Metro, Arts, Industrial Design (Product Design), Marketing

Fort Collins Coloradoan

Woodward buys MotoTron to expand expertise

Woodward Governor continues to expand its footprint with the purchase of MotoTron Corp., to add engine, vehicle and after-treatment controls expertise.

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Related Topix: Woodward Governor, Electronics, Industrial Machines, Brunswick, Boating, Fort Collins, CO

Detroit News

Appeals court rejects Visteon shareholder lawsuit

Visteon Corp. shareholders aren't getting any relief from a federal appeals court.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Visteon, US News, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Alabama Live

New $500M Navy warship christened in Mobile, Ala.

Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter said he expects sea trials for the Independence will demonstrate the warship's abilities.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Mobile Metro, Mobile, AL, Aerospace-Defense, General Dynamics

The Big Sandy News

Wachovia pursues Wells Fargo deal; Citi setback

The Fed is pushing the two banks to compromise by potentially carving up Wachovia between them, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Related Topix: Wachovia Corporation, Banking, Financial Services, Investment Banking, Bear Stearns, Investment Services, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Co, Industrial Machines, Electronics

Madison Publishing

Pratt&Whitney engines get nod for new American business jet

Pratt & Whitney Canada announced Sunday that its PW535D turbofan engine has been selected to power Hawker Beechcraft's new Hawker 450XP light business jet.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Sun Oct 05, 2008

MSN Money

Thain to head investment banking, wealth at BofA

John Thain, the Merrill Lynch & Co Inc chief executive who engineered the firm's sale to Bank of America Corp, will head investment banking, securities and wealth management at the new company -- at least for ...

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Related Topix: Banking, Bank of America, Financial Services, Merrill Lynch and Co, Investment Services, Industrial Machines, Commercial Printing, Electronics, Evansville, IN

MarketWatch

PPG Aerospace and Gentex to Supply King Air 350i Electrochromic Shades

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct 05, 2008 -- PPG Industries' aerospace transparencies business and Gentex Corporation will supply electrochromic window shade systems to Hawker Beechcraft Corporation for the passenger-cabin ...

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Related Topix: PPG Industries, Chemicals, Automakers, Gentex, Orlando Metro, Orlando, FL

Globe and Mail

Credit crisis hits global farming sector

Wall Street woes have washed down Main Street and yesterday plowed their way through farm country, leaving big companies that buy and sell to farmers with plummeting share prices and shaken outlooks.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Construction, Industrial Machines, Deere , Monsanto, Chemicals, Food, Bunge, Archer Daniels Midland, Tyson Foods

Buffalo News

Columbus McKinnon buys firm in Germany

Columbus McKinnon Corp., moving to bolster its overseas business, has purchased a German hoist and material handling equipment manufacturer in a $53 million deal.

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Related Topix: Columbus McKinnon, Industrial Machines

Azcentral.com

Honeywell sees strong demand for private jets

Canceled flights and onerous fees for checked bags and other services have companies lining up to buy their own planes, or a piece of one through jet-sharing services.

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Related Topix: Flying, Life, Hobbies, Phoenix, AZ, Aerospace-Defense, Business News

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Defense News

Waesche powers up major C4ISR components

By AMY McCULLOUGH Published: 2 Oct 20:38 EDT The National Security Cutter Waesche powered up the first of its C4ISR equipment kicking off the ship's electronics test program, Lockheed Martin announced Thursday.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Lockheed Martin, US Coast Guard, US Military, US News

MyFox St. Louis

Ex-Blues Owner Gets Probation In Federal Case

Louis Blues owner Michael Shanahan Sr. is ordered to pay nearly $8 million in restitution and serve three years of probation for backdating stock options at Engineered Support Systems.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Engineered Support Systems

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