Sharp cuts in U.S. military spare parts orders are hurting United Technologies Corp.'s helicopter maker, Sikorsky, the chief financial officer said Tuesday, although he was more optimistic about prospects in Europe.
Business
Sep 17, 2013
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Consumer confidence eased in August after reaching its highest level in six years in the prior month, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/U-M Surveys of Consumers.
Economics & Business
Sep 2, 2013
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Imagine trying to solve this complex problem: You have to modernize a fleet of combat vehicles, such as tanks, tracked howitzers and infantry fighting vehicles, choosing from among more than 50 ways to update them to meet ...
Engineering
May 21, 2013
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NASA and private sector experts now agree that a man or woman could be sent on a mission to Mars over the next 20 years, despite huge challenges.
Space Exploration
May 5, 2013
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The head of NASA says federal spending cuts could eventually slow progress on commercial efforts to fly to space.
Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2013
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Research into cancer, Alzheimer's disease and influenza may lose crucial funding even as scientists say they are on the cusp of medical breakthroughs.
Other
Mar 26, 2013
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It seems the US in not going to avoid the sequester—the $85 billion worth of federal spending cuts due to kick in March 1, 2013. There will be across the board cuts to government agencies, applying equally to defense and ...
Space Exploration
Mar 1, 2013
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Voters are anxious about the economy and the direction of the country, according to a new POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Poll.
Economics & Business
Dec 12, 2012
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If NASA wants to help humans boldly go where no man has gone before, the US space agency must work with other countries, say experts who fear budget constraints will keep astronauts stuck on Earth.
Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2012
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Asian Americans—who account for 10 percent of registered voters in California—support a tax measure proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown, are closely divided on the death penalty ballot measure, overwhelmingly support affirmative ...
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2012
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