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Southwest's 4Q profit slips on higher costs
Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings fell by nearly half as costs rose for fuel, labor and maintenance. The airline's ...
United Continental posts 4Q loss as traffic falls
Travelers avoided United Airlines last year, leaving it with a fourth-quarter loss as it continues to pay for its stumbles in absorbing Continental.
US: NKorea nuke test plan 'provocative'
North Korea's plan to conduct a third nuclear test is "needlessly provocative" and will only increase its isolation, the White House said Thursday, ...
US jobless claims drop to 5-year low of 330,000
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to the lowest level in five years, evidence that employers are cutting fewer jobs and ...
Republic Airways buys jets from Brazil's Embraer
Brazilian planemaker Embraer said Thursday it signed a contract with Republic Airways Holdings Inc. for the sale of 47 E-175 passenger jets for an ...
Cameron: UK will focus on tax avoidance at G-8
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he will use his country's year-long presidency of the G-8 to target tax-dodging tactics by ...
NKorea warns that nuke test may be imminent
North Korea's top military body warned Thursday that the regime is poised to conduct a nuclear test in response to U.N. punishment, and made clear ...
US officials defend handling of Boeing 787 mishaps
Obama administration officials struggled Wednesday to defend their initial statements that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is safe while promising a ...
Feds: 3 nabbed for widespread Gozi computer virus
A computer virus that spread to more than a million computers worldwide, including some at NASA, and produced at least $50 million in illegal profits ...
Big banks, under pressure, on defense at Davos
If there is one place bankers should be able to let down their guard a little, you would think it would be at the World Economic Forum in Davos, an ...
Bus driver to serve 6 years for deadly Va. Crash
The driver of a bus that crashed on Interstate 95 in Virginia, killing four passengers and injuring dozens, was sentenced Wednesday to spend six years ...
Pilot was warned about bad weather before crash
The pilot involved in last week's London helicopter crash had been warned about bad weather before he started his doomed flight, according to an ...
Launch, sanctions, nukes: NKorea may repeat cycle
North Korea's nuclear agitations follow a well-worn route. It starts with a long-range rocket launch. The United Nations punishes the act with ...
Japan probe finds 787 battery not overcharged
A lithium ion battery on a Boeing 787 that overheated during an All Nippon Airways flight earlier this month experienced a sudden drop in voltage and ...
Siemens earnings down 12 percent in its Q1
Earnings at industrial conglomerate Siemens AG declined 12 percent in the October-December quarter after the company took charges at its transport ...
Wal-Mart warns suppliers on stricter measures
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has alerted its global suppliers that it will immediately drop them if they subcontract their work to factories that haven't been ...
US stocks rise as tech, industrial earns roll in
Strong earnings reports from big U.S. companies helped push the Dow Jones industrial average to its eighth gain in nine sessions Tuesday.
Neb. governor OKs Keystone XL route through state
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman approved a new route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Tuesday that avoids the state's environmentally sensitive ...
Iran's president scoffs at Western sanctions
Iran's president on Tuesday claimed his country can create 10 times more wealth from inventions than from oil, rendering Western economic sanctions ...
Pentagon researches new life for dead satellites
Call it space grave robbery for a cause: Imagine scavenging defunct communication satellites for their valuable parts and recycling them to build ...
2nd inaugural fashion set for presidential library
While a first lady's first inaugural gown is traditionally donated to the Smithsonian, Michelle Obama's second inaugural gown is destined to be among ...
Prince Harry's wartime role draws reprisal fears
Prince Harry's admission that he killed Taliban fighters while working as a helicopter gunner in Afghanistan drew intense British media coverage ...
Owner: Hijackers release ship taken in Ivory Coast
Armed hijackers who seized control of a fuel-laden tanker in Ivory Coast released the vessel on Tuesday after making off with about $5 million in ...
US home sales dip in Dec.; 2012 best in 5 years
U.S. sales of previously occupied homes dipped in December from November, in part because of a limited supply of available homes. But for all of 2012, ...
Maloofs agree to sell NBA's Kings to Seattle group
Nearly five years after their colors, banners and history were packed away into storage and their franchise relocated, the SuperSonics are one ...