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DETROIT (Reuters) - Workers at a large Ford Motor Co near Detroit rejected the proposed Ford-United Auto Workers contract in early voting, indicating it could be a cliff hanger until voting is finished on October 18.

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Boeing unveiled third-quarter profits of $1.1 billion, more than the $837 million it earned in the same period the year prior, and higher than Wall Street forecast.

Boeing unveiled third-quarter profits of $1.1 billion, more than the $837 million it earned in the same period the year prior, and higher than Wall Street forecast.

The carrier's chief executive Gary Kelly said Thursday that a 6% increase in passenger revenues were driven by strong load factors, revenues yields and unit revenues, which he said all hit new records during the third quarter.

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By Bernie Woodall

DETROIT (Reuters) - United Auto Workers President Bob King told Chrysler plant union leaders on Monday that he hopes the union and Chrysler Group LLC can reach a deal on a new four-year contract by Wednesday, a source said.

DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers and Chrysler Group LLC reached a tentative four-year labor contract for the No. 3 U.S. automaker's 26,000 hourly production workers, the UAW said on Wednesday.

After more than a week of violent protests, the impact on oil flowing through Egypt has been negligible.

The situation at Japan's most critical reactor appeared to come back from the brink, though radiation leaks continue to underscore the crisis's severity.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Japan automakers in the first two weeks after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami will lose about 65 percent in light vehicle production, industry consultant IHS Automotive Insight said Monday in a report.

By Guillermo Parra-Bernal

Japan's trade ministry called for nuclear power plant operators to take immediate steps to improve emergency preparedness.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Renault SA is making plans to exonerate three executives accused of industrial espionage and fired, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

By Bernie Woodall

DETROIT (Reuters) - United Auto Workers membership rose for the first time in six years in 2010, helped by a recovering U.S. auto industry and expanding to include workers outside that industry, the UAW said in a federal filing on Thursday.

By Phal Gualbert Mezui Ndong