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TODAY'S LEAD STORY

Sony Shareholders Let CEO Keep Pay Secret
Pay is reported in an aggregate manner.

On June 20 Sony Corp. shareholders voted down a proposal to force the electronics giant to reveal how much it pays top executives including chief executive Howard Stringer. For a seventh year running, a shareholder advocacy group called on Sony to disclose the individual wages of top management. Currently it only reports their aggregate pay -- a policy that Stringer insisted was "appropriate."  Click to continue.

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Malaysian Manufacturing Soars 18.5%
 Strong sales of computers and computer peripherals.  Click to continue.

China to Raise Oil and Electricity Prices
 China urged by Chinese oil producers to loosen price controls.  Click to continue.

Boeing Wins Chance for a Do-Over on $35 Billion Tanker Contract
 U.S. Air Force to review 'significant errors' in tanker deal.  Click to continue.

Companies Need To Hire Older Workers
 Older workers have high level of job satisfaction.  Click to continue.

New Scholarship for SME Education Foundation
 Gene Hass Foundation Machining Technology Scholarship and Manufacturing Technology Scholarship awarded this summer.  Click to continue.

Lockheed Offers Training for Teachers
 Company partners to build math, science and technology skills for the future workforce.  Click to continue.

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