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Contractors to wait for assurances from Pentagon before reversing furloughs- report

Contractors of the US government would most likely wait for assurances from Congress before reversing furloughs, a Bloomberg report said.


UTC reverses potential employee furloughs

The government's sixth largest contractor, United Technologies Corp, cancelled plans to furlough around 4,000 employees.

Apollo, Cooper shows new wrinkle in deal, disagree over price

Apollo Tyres Ltd and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co could not seem to agree on the initial price of its buyout deal.

HTC reports first ever quarterly loss

HTC, due to Apple and Samsung dominance and the proliferation of cheap smartphones from China, saw its market share decline to just 2.8%.


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