Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images Boeing workers are voting on a new labor contract Thursday, setting up the potential for a crippling strike that the company’s CEO said would jeopardize the struggling plane-maker’s recovery. The tentative agreement that…

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The $100,000 electric truck market is here

Fronts of the GMC Sierra Denali,Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 Lightning EVs (left to right). Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Tesla, General Motors, Rivian Automotive and Ford Motor have created a new market in the U.S. automotive industry of pricey, powerful and precarious electric pickup trucks that sell for $100,000 or more. Just five years ago, the idea of…

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Harris economic policy draws on Biden alums Brian Deese, Mike Pyle

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Thomas and Mack Center, University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 10, 2024.  Ronda Churchill | Afp | Getty Images Economist Brian Deese has begun advising Vice President Kamala Harris as she develops her economic policy plan, according to three people…

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