NEW DELHI, India-India's industrial production grew at the slowest pace in 11 months in September as decade-high interest rates crimped consumer demand and a stronger currency made exports less competitive. MORE
DEARBORN, MI-Two large UAW locals in Kentucky and Indiana are reported to have passed the tentative 4-year labor contract with Ford Motor Co. by an overwhelming majority, lending momentum toward a swift ratification. MORE
TOULOUSE, France-The European airplane consortium Airbus has landed a massive $31 billion deal to sell 70 A350 and A380 jets to Emirates airlines. MORE
TOKYO-Camera manufacturer Olympus Corp. will invest $44 million to build a new digital-camera plant in Vietnam. Construction will begin in the latter part of 2008. MORE
DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. narrowed its loss to $380 million, beating analysts' estimates for the second straight quarter, as it boosted sales and pared costs through plant closings and job cuts. MORE
TOULOUSE, France-Airbus parent EADS has acknowledged its ongoing restructuring plans are failing, as delays in a major military project pushed it to a deeper quarterly loss. MORE
ATLANTA-European automated systems manufacturer Group EFACEC will invest $100 million in a new facility to assemble state-of-the-art electrical transformers. MORE
WASHINGTON-The Labor Department is reporting that productivity in the July-September quarter was double the 2.2 percent rise in the second quarter and represented the fastest surge in worker efficiency since 2003. MORE
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