Primary brain tumors originate in the brain. They can develop from brain cells, the membranes that surround the brain (meninges), nerve cells, or glands. In adults, the most common types of brain tumors are gliomas and meningiomas. Primary tumors can be benign or cancerous.
GM workers will find out their profit-sharing amounts Wednesday. 1  Last year, Chrysler workers received up to $2,500, Ford hourly workers received up to $8,800 and GM employees received up to $7,500. Check amounts likely will be down for GM by more than $1,000. 2  FCA US has about 35,700 hourly employees.
On Thursday, Ford is expected to be the first Detroit automaker to reveal profit sharing based on 2014 results in North America. GM reports its fourth-quarter earnings Feb. 4. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reports global earnings today, but may not release profit-sharing information until Feb. 3. UAW employees will get the extra checks in March. Collectively the payouts can put more than half a million dollars in discretionary spending into the economy.