DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Airbus announced on Wednesday that it will sell 430 airplanes to U.S. firm Indigo Partners for $49.5 billion in the European firm’s biggest deal ever. Continue Reading Below The announcement came at the Dubai Air Show and the deal includes 273 A320neos and 157 A321neos. […]
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Asian shares fall, tracking Wall St, drop in oil prices
TOKYO – Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index slumping 1.6 percent after a lackluster GDP report for July-September. The region’s markets tracked modest losses overnight on Wall Street, where the biggest drop in crude oil prices since October weighed on oil producers and other energy […]
U.S. investor nears record 400-jet Airbus order: sources
Airline pioneer Bill Franke looked set to place a historic $40 billion order for around 400 Airbus A320 jets, shaking up the low-cost industry and turning the annual race between Airbus and Boeing for plane orders on its head. Continue Reading Below Franke, 80, flew to the United Arab Emirates […]
Hydroponic histrionics? Organic purists assail designation
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Can you call a tomato grown in a nutrient solution instead of dirt “organic”? Some purists don’t think so. Continue Reading Below The National Organic Standards Board, which advises the U.S. Department of Agriculture, voted this month against a proposal to exclude hydroponics and aquaponics — the […]
Indonesia police say 1 officer killed in Papua mine attack
JAYAPURA, Indonesia – Gunmen shot and killed an Indonesian police officer Wednesday in the latest suspected attack by separatists near a giant gold and copper mine in easternmost Papua. Continue Reading Below Another officer was wounded in the attack on a patrol near the mine owned by Phoenix, Arizona-based Freeport-McMoRan […]
Motley Fool Answers Mailbag: How Should Retirees Manage Their Taxes?
In this segment of the Motley Fool Answers podcast, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, and special guest Ross Anderson from Motley Fool Wealth Management give some advice to a fan who is not quite ready to retire but is on the glide path in. But going from having most of your tax payment […]
Motley Fool Answers Mailbag: How Can I Become a Great Financial Planner?
In this segment of the Motley Fool Answers podcast, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, and special guest Ross Anderson from Motley Fool Wealth Management consider how to help a young man prepare for what he hopes will be his new career. He’s off to a good start, but there’s more to being a […]
2 airlines drop hot food from LAX caterer hit by listeria
LOS ANGELES – Delta Air Lines and Virgin Australia have stopped serving hot meals from Gate Gourmet at Los Angeles International Airport after listeria was found in the caterer’s local kitchen. Continue Reading Below Virgin Australia is giving passengers vouchers for food before their LAX flights and says that onboard […]
Boston Beer’s Latest Numbers Fail to Impress
Shares of Sam Adams beer owner Boston Beer Company (NYSE: SAM) are on pause after the company recently reported additional sales declines in its third quarter. The company has been struggling against a tidal wave of new beer options on the market the last couple of years, and it looks […]
The Latest: Testimony: Fox Sports involved in soccer bribes
NEW YORK – The Latest on testimony during a trial of three former South American soccer officials that Fox Sports paid bribes to secure broadcast rights (all times local): Continue Reading Below ___ 9 p.m. Fox Sports has denied accusations from a former marketing executive that it partnered with his […]