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Local officials endorse casino in western Maine about 22 hours ago OXFORD, Maine (AP) -- Elected officials in Oxford have endorsed by a 5-0 vote a proposal to build a resort and casino in the western Maine town....  Read Story.

On the Call: MGM Mirage CEO Jim Murren November 5, 2009 Part of the struggle for Las Vegas casinos to overcome is eroding convention business. Companies have canceled meetings as they tighten spending and seek to avoid bad blood with shareholders or a bad   Read Story.

GM boss: US aid can be used to fix Opel if needed November 5, 2009 DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors Co. could tap some of the $50 billion in aid it has received from the U.S. government to help finance its plan to restructure its European Opel unit, GM's top execut  Read Story.

MGM Mirage loses $750M as CityCenter's value drops November 5, 2009 LAS VEGAS (AP) -- MGM Mirage lost $750.4 million in its third quarter largely because the value of its latest casino project has fallen as gamblers continue to spend less during the recession, the  Read Story.

Opel workers across Germany protest GM move November 5, 2009 RUESSELSHEIM, Germany (AP) -- Fearing widespread layoffs, thousands of Opel workers walked off the job across Germany on Thursday to protest General Motors Co.'s decision to abandon the unit's sal  Read Story.

GM boss: Opel to pay for most of its restructuring November 5, 2009 DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors Co. CEO Fritz Henderson says its European Opel unit will pay for most of the $3 billion it needs to restructure....  Read Story.

MGM Mirage loses $750M as CityCenter loses value November 5, 2009 LAS VEGAS (AP) -- MGM Mirage says it lost $750.4 million in its third quarter largely because the value of its latest casino project has fallen as gamblers spend less during the recession....  Read Story.

Opel workers in Germany stage protests November 5, 2009 RUESSELSHEIM, Germany (AP) -- Opel employees walked off their jobs to attend a mass rally at the automaker's headquarters Thursday, protesting General Motors Co.'s decision to abandon the unit's s  Read Story.

Earnings roundup: GMAC, Molson Coors November 4, 2009 Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Nov. 4, from AP Financial News:...  Read Story.

GM's Opel move raises anger, new uncertainty November 4, 2009 BERLIN (AP) -- General Motors Co.'s decision to scrap the sale of European subisidiary Opel raised new uncertainty Wednesday over the unit's future, astonishing politicians in Germany and Russia a  Read Story.

GMAC Financial Services 3Q loss narrows November 4, 2009 NEW YORK (AP) -- GMAC Financial Services, the main lender for General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, said Wednesday its loss narrowed to $767 million in the third quarter, as its auto lending   Read Story.

Germany fumes over GM ditching Opel sale to Magna November 4, 2009 BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's politicians fumed with anger and Opel workers cancelled cost concessions and readied walkouts after General Motors Co. abandoned the sale of its European subsidiary to par  Read Story.

GMAC Financial Services net loss narrows in 3Q November 4, 2009 NEW YORK (AP) -- GMAC Financial Services says its net loss narrowed in the third quarter as its auto-lending unit turned a profit....  Read Story.

German indignation over GM decision to keep Opel November 4, 2009 BERLIN (AP) -- Opel labor representatives called for work stoppages across Europe to protest General Motor Co.'s decision not to sell its European subsidiary, and Germany's government vowed to rec  Read Story.

GM board decides to keep European Opel unit November 3, 2009 DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors Co. says its board of directors has decided to keep its European Opel unit rather than sell a 55 percent stake to Canadian auto parts maker Magna International....  Read Story.

Hartford narrows 3Q loss, posts strong core profit November 3, 2009 NEW YORK (AP) -- The Hartford Financial Services Group has reported a much narrower loss for the third quarter, as its investment losses shrank by more than half....  Read Story.

Dakotas 2 largest health care systems merge November 3, 2009 FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- The two largest health systems in the Dakotas became one Monday, forming what officials said is the nation's largest not-for-profit rural health care provider....  Read Story.

2 Ford Motor senior executives to retire November 3, 2009 DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- A day after reporting a surprise profit for its third quarter, Ford Motor Co. says two of its senior executives are retiring....  Read Story.

Ford to raise $3.3 billion in stock, debt sales November 2, 2009 DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. said Monday it will ask its lenders for extra time to repay at least some of the $10.1 billion borrowed under a line of credit, and will sell about $3.3 bill  Read Story.

Ford turns a profit, reaping rewards of turnaround November 2, 2009 DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- One of the troubled Detroit Three automakers, Ford, is making money again and looking for better times in no more than two years....  Read Story.

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