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No End for Boeing Labor Strike as Workers Reject Latest Contract Proposal

No End for Boeing Labor Strike as Workers Reject Latest Contract Proposal

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing factory workers have voted against the company’s latest contract offer and will remain on the picket lines six weeks into a strike that has stopped production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners. Local union leaders in Seattle say 64% of the members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers…MORE

Tesla Posts Surprise $2.17 Billion Third-Quarter Profit, Up 17.3% From a Year Ago

Tesla Posts Surprise $2.17 Billion Third-Quarter Profit, Up 17.3% From a Year Ago

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s third-quarter net income rose 17.3% on stronger electric vehicle sales. An optimistic CEO Elon Musk predicted the company would achieve up to 30% sales growth next year. The performance changed the trajectory of the year for the Austin, Texas, company, which had seen sales and profits decline in the first two…MORE

Mcdonald’s Says Onions From California-Based Produce Company Linked to Deadly E. Coli Outbreak

Mcdonald’s Says Onions From California-Based Produce Company Linked to Deadly E. Coli Outbreak

A California-based produce company is the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s restaurants. That’s according to officials with the restaurant chain. Meanwhile, other fast-food restaurants across the nation pulled onions from their menus. Taylor Farms of Salinas, California, recalled fresh whole and diced onions this week…MORE

Dallas-Based Southwest Airlines Reaches Deal with Elliott Management

Dallas-Based Southwest Airlines Reaches Deal with Elliott Management

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – After months of turmoil, Southwest Airlines announced Thursday that it reached an agreement with activist investor group Elliott Management. The deal comes with some major changes including the accelerated retirement of former CEO and now executive chairman Gary Kelly, effective November 1. The Dallas-based carrier will also appoint a new…MORE