By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China's decision to ease a boycott of some $11 billion in Airbus jet orders followed a high-level appeal from the planemaker urging Beijing to recognize its support over a trade row with Europe, a letter see... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Mail could fall into foreign hands if trade unions continue to fight plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of shares on the London Stock Exchange, Britain's Observer newspaper reported. In an in... [Full Article]
GENEVA (AP) - A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter requirements for disclosing information about exports of four other chemicals. (Source:... [Full Article]
The Wall Street Journal says that Amazon is expanding its hardware offerings with a whole new line of gadgets, including a lame-sounding "audio streaming device" and a pair of next gen smartphones. We're going to be super honest. While... [Full Article]
By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should expand London's Heathrow airport by building a third or even fourth runway, MPs said on Friday, weighing into an argument pitting business leaders against environmentalists. Parliament's Tr... [Full Article]
Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they're encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Muneera al-Shatti has loved playing basketball since she was a child but it wasn't until Thursday that she had chance to show off her skills at a public arena in Kuwait. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Phil Wahba and Ben Berkowitz (Reuters) - Shares in Barnes & Noble Inc soared 22 percent on Thursday after a report that Microsoft Corp is considering an offer to acquire the tablet and e-book business of B&N's Nook Media unit. The tec... [Full Article]
BANGKOK (AP) - World stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as investors weighed an interest rate cut in South Korea against rising inflation in China. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, business daily Calcalist reported on Thursday. Due diligence is underway after a term sheet was signed... [Full Article]