Asian stock markets fell Monday after U.S. consumer confidence weakened and corporate results fell short of expectations.
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Boeing Co.’s long-anticipated 787 jet touched down on British soil Sunday, tipping its wings to the crowd and building buzz at the Farnborough International Airshow, the industry’s premier event.
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Healthscope Ltd., Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator, said Monday its board has unanimously recommended a 2 billion Australian dollar takeover offer from U.S. private equity firms Carlyle Group and TPG Capital.
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BP and the Obama administration offered significantly differing views Sunday on whether the capped Gulf of Mexico oil well will have to be reopened, a contradiction that may be an effort by the oil giant to avoid blame if crude starts spewing again.
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The Treasury Department failed to consider the economic fallout when it told General Motors and Chrysler to quickly shutter many dealerships as part of government-led bankruptcies, a federal watchdog found.
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