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Business Week - Jul. 26, 2008, 4:35 AM

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International Herald Tribune - Jul. 26, 2008, 4:31 AM

The hulking vehicles, known as MRAPs, protect U.S. personnel from the powerful blasts of roadside bombs, a major cause of combat deaths and injuries. MRAPs come in various sizes. One model, fully loaded, can weigh as much as 40 tons (36 metric tons). Due ...

Time - Jul. 26, 2008, 4:04 AM

(FARNBOROUGH, England) - European plane maker Airbus emerged as the clear winner at the Farnborough International Airshow on Thursday after racking up plane orders dwarfing the deals done by U.S. rival Boeing Co. An agreement to sell South American ...

Forbes.com - Jul. 26, 2008, 3:35 AM

Strong demand for Cessna jets, Bell helicopters and E-Z-GO golf carts drove Textron Inc.'s second-quarter profit above expectations, but the conglomerate's shares fell Thursday on news that lackluster performance in its finance and industrial segments ...

Forbes.com - Jul. 26, 2008, 3:27 AM

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Reuters - Jul. 26, 2008, 3:08 AM

(Adds comparison with Reuters Estimates, quote, details) BOSTON, July 17 (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. manufacturer United Technologies Corp (UTX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday quarterly profit beat Wall Street forecasts, on solid demand ...

Forbes.com - Jul. 26, 2008, 3:04 AM

flooded into U.S. equities on Thursday, as commodities retreated and investors shifted out of Treasuries. Oil prices slid, with crude down $4.00 to $130.60 a barrel, near session lows with an hour remaining in New York Mercantile Exchange floor trading. ...

International Herald Tribune - Jul. 26, 2008, 2:49 AM

The hulking vehicles, known as MRAPs, protect U.S. personnel from the powerful blasts of roadside bombs, the No. 1 cause of combat deaths and injuries. MRAPs come in various sizes. One model, fully loaded, can weigh as much as 40 tons. Due to ...

MSNBC - Jul. 26, 2008, 2:31 AM

extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. The Dow Jones ...

USA Today - Jul. 26, 2008, 2:13 AM

NEW YORK - Stocks traded higher Thursday as oil prices plunged and investors parsed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from JPMorgan Chase and United Technologies (UTX), giving Wall Street some reassurance about the health of the economy. Oil ...