Boeing to send final proposal to union

Boeing Co. plans to present its machinists with a final 3-year contract offer on Thursday, a day after receiving a counterproposal from the union, […]

Lehman

Lehman Brothers’ latest march toward the once-unthinkable price of $10 a share was interrupted when a Korean bank expressed interest Friday in the struggling […]

Chrysler keeps mandatory vacation policy

Chrysler LLC has decided to keep its requirement that all workers take the same two-week summer vacation.
The company told employees by e-mail on Wednesday […]

News Corp.

Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of the media conglomerate News Corp., received compensation valued at $30.1 million in the fiscal year ended June […]

Fewer Labor Day air travelers expected

An airline trade group expects Labor Day travel to drop by 5.7% this year, as rising airfares and schedule cuts keep travelers home.
The Air […]

Gas prices down another penny

Gasoline prices fell Sunday for the 31st straight day, bringing down the nationwide average in a motorist group survey by more than 36 cents […]

MUFG seeks rest of UnionBanCal for $3 billion

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), Japan’s largest bank, said it would bid $3 billion to buy the remaining 35 […]

Worker productivity slows

The efficiency of America’s workers grew at a slightly slower pace in the spring as companies sought to produce more with leaner work forces. […]

Gas prices fall for 20th day

Gasoline prices fell for the 20th straight day, pushing the nationwide average down more than 25 cents, according to a survey of gas station […]

Weyerhaeuser to cut 6.3% of workforce

Weyerhaeuser Co. on Tuesday said it would cut about 1,500 employees, or 6.3% of its global work force, as part of an ongoing plan […]