WASHINGTON-New orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose unexpectedly in September by 0.8 percent, led by surging demand for defense goods and transportation equipment. MORE
DETROIT-General Motors Corp. is reportedly asking the U.S. government for $10 billion to support its acquisition of Chrysler LLC from Cerberus Capital Management. MORE
DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. plans to invest $109 million into its engine factory in Bridgend, south Wales, to fund production of a new generation of environmentally friendly engines. MORE
BEDFORD, MI-Solar manufacturing equipment maker Spire Corp. has landed a contract to provide the Korean solar company Hanwha Chemical Corp. with a 30 megawatt per year manufacturing line. MORE
CHICAGO-Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have reached a tentative four-year labor agreement covering some 27,000 employees in Washington, Oregon and Kansas. MORE
STUTTGART, Germany-Mercedes-Benz has confirmed it will establish a new assembly plant in Kecskemet, Hungary, to increase production capacity for its smaller car lines. MORE
CHICAGO-The ongoing machinists strike and continued supply chain problems mean Boeing may be unable to deliver its first 787 Dreamliner by next fall as hoped. MORE
SAN FRANCISCO-If energy prices keep dropping and stay down, future fuels like cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel will have a harder time competing. The same goes for solar and wind power projects, which compete against power plants that burn natural gas. MORE
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