GM trims shifts at Ohio and Louisiana plants cutting about 117000 vehicles
GM will end the second shift at Moraine Ohio plant by Sept 29 affecting about 1000 workers. At Shreveport Louisiana nearly 2000 staff will see about 760 jobs cut. Production cuts aim to bring truck and SUV output near 300000 for the year while Malibu and Cobalt lines gain shifts. Union leader Turner says the timing exceeds expectations.
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Virgin Galactic unveils White Knight Two jet for space tourism
At Mojave, Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan unveiled White Knight Two, the large carbon composite mothership for SpaceShipTwo. The craft will carry SpaceShipTwo to launch altitude, with testing to begin in fall and a one-year flight program ahead.
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Stocks slide as IMF warns on housing and banks
New York stocks dropped as financial sector anxiety persisted. The Dow fell 239.61 points to 11131.08 amid fears of continued housing and credit-market weakness and IMF warnings. Federal regulators closed branches of First National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank amid liquidity worries.
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