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United Airlines mechanics ratify new contract

By Alana Wise NEW YORK (Reuters) – Union mechanics at United Continental Holdings Inc on Monday ratified a six-year joint collective bargaining agreement with the airline, marking the end to several years of contract talks between the two parties. The…

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United Airlines cuts COO Hart’s pay by $1 million over Port Authority probe

The 2015 annual incentive pay of Chief Operations Officer Greg Hart was reduced by $1 million in connection with a probe into the No.3 U.S. airline's relationship with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The internal probe focused on whether United added flights to Columbia, South Carolina

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Volkswagen CEO to hold high-level talks in Washington on emissions scandal

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen Chief Executive Matthias Mueller will meet with the top U.S. environmental regulator next week for the highest-level talks since the German automaker admitted to using software to evade emissions requirements for 580,000 U.S. vehicles. Mueller will meet with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy on Wednesday in Washington, at the request of Volkswagen, agency spokeswoman Laura Allen said. McCarthy told reporters …

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Yahoo looking to slash 10 percent or more of its workforce – Business Insider

“We are not confirming this rumor or commenting further”, Sarah Meron, a spokeswoman for Yahoo told Reuters on Thursday in an e-mail. This move follows activist investor Starboard Value LP's letter to Yahoo on Wednesday ramping up

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United Airlines fined $2.75 million over treatment of disabled, tarmac delays

The U.S. Transportation Department said it fined United Airlines $2.75 million on Thursday for breaking rules protecting air travelers with disabilities and prohibiting long tarmac delays. The airline, part of United Continental Holdings Inc, was also ordered not to break those rules in future, the department said in a statement.

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Ex-Goldman employee pleads guilty over N.Y. Fed leaks

By Brendan Pierson and Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc employee pleaded guilty on Thursday to illegally obtaining confidential information from a former colleague at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Rohit Bansal, a former associate at Goldman Sachs, pleaded guilty to a…

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Number of confirmed E. coli cases linked to Chipotle rises to 40

The number of confirmed E. coli food poisoning cases linked to Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc restaurants in Washington state and Oregon rose to 40 on Thursday, as health safety officials continued searching for the source of the contamination. Washington lowered its count to 28 after additional testing ruled out one case that was suspected to be linked to the outbreak. Eight Chipotle restaurants in the greater

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United Airlines CEO to return in early 2016 after heart attack

The news ends uncertainty about who will run United, the second-largest U.S. airline by capacity. The company earlier appointed General Counsel Brett Hart as acting CEO and said its board had been preparing for “all potential outcomes”

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