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Stocks held back by weak earnings
Stocks were weighed down by disappointing quarterly results Wednesday. A subscriber slump at AT&T and a weak profit forecast from Procter & Gamble kept stocks down.
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USA Update Dreamliner completes crucial test flight. How big a deal?
The FAA still needs to approve the results of the test flight and certify the battery system. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has been grounded since mid-January because of smoldering batteries.
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Energy Voices Obama at Argonne lab: Why batteries matter (+video)
President Obama visits a battery-research lab in suburban Chicago to announce a $2 billion plan to boost battery and transportation research. Scientists at the lab are in pursuit of a battery that could have a profound effect on how we power our gadgets, cars, and homes.
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Stocks inch higher; Dow on seven-day streak
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Monday with the Dow Jones industrial average rising for the seventh day running. The stock market's fast start has prompted some analysts to worry that the rally could quickly fizzle out.
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Stocks rise on drop in unemployment
Stocks closed up on Wall Street Thursday on the latest evidence that hiring is picking up. Optimism that the housing market is recovering is also pushing stocks higher.
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Boeing proposes Dreamliner battery fix to Japanese regulators
Boeing's CEO met with Akihiro Ota, who heads the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and with the director general of the Civil Aviation Bureau, to explain the proposed solution to the problem of the batteries overheating.
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Energy Voices Boeing plan: Fix batteries to get Dreamliners flying again (+video)
Boeing plan includes redesign of lithium batteries as well as Dreamliner battery compartment to reduce risk of fires. Boeing plans to lay out its proposal to the FAA.
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Energy Voices Airbus to ditch lithium-ion batteries – for now
Airbus is telling airlines that its new A350 will use nickel-cadmium instead of lithium-ion batteries until questions about lithium-ion batteries have been resolved. The Airbus A350 should debut late next year.
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787 completes first test flight since grounding
Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes 'uneventful' two-hour test flight to gather data on its lithium-ion batteries. A series of battery-related problems have grounded the 787 Dreamliners as officials investigate.
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NTSB chair Deborah Hersman: Future of auto safety lies with technology
Deborah Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board sees collision-avoidance technology as the future of auto safety. As for a move from NTSB to a post in Obama's cabinet? She declines to say.
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NTSB chief: Don't write off Boeing 787's battery just yet
Deborah Hersman, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, says the investigation is ongoing into the cause of two battery fires on board Boeing 787 Dreamliners, but avoided categorically calling the lithium-ion batteries unsafe.
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Energy Voices Boeing 787 batteries: What's causing their 'thermal runaways?'
The Boeing 787 batteries may have overheated due to a structural flaw that prevented adequate ventilation. The ongoing investigation could keep the Boeing 787 grounded for weeks or months.
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Stock rally brakes on news of 4Q contraction
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street after a report showed the US economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter, putting the brakes on a January rally that has pushed stocks toward record levels.
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Japan airline replaced 787 Dreamliner batteries 10 times due to problems (+video)
All Nippon Airways says problems with the lithium ion batteries prompted the airline to replace them 10 times. The NTSB wants more info about the 787 batteries from Boeing.
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Energy Voices Boeing 787 batteries clear first test. Focus shifts to monitoring system. (+video)
Boeing 787 batteries seemingly passed first inspections this week as US and Japanese officials came up with few answers in their cursory examinations of the Boeing 787's battery fires. The company's outsourcing strategy and a weak permitting process may have contributed to the Boeing 787's glitches.
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NTSB: Boeing 787 batteries show signs of short-circuiting
NTSB investigators found that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery that caught fire earlier this month in Boston shows evidence of short-circuiting. The NTSB still doesn't know what caused the short-circuiting.
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Why the Feds opted for a sweeping safety review of Boeing 787
Beset by glitches, the pioneering Boeing 787 Dreamliner will undergo a federal safety review, US officials said Friday. The unusual move stems from a series of first-year malfunctions and the plane's unprecedented reliance on electrical systems.
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Stocks rise; S&P 500 just below 5-year high
Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday, but the Standard & Poor's 500 index fell just shy its five-year high. Boeing stock fell after the FAA announced a comprehensive review of Boeing's 787 after a fire and a fuel leak earlier this week.
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Energy Voices Boeing 787 to undergo FAA review. Is electrical power at fault?
Boeing 787 will undergo an FAA investigation after a small fire and fuel leaks marred its debut. What does the Boeing 787's unique electrical power system have to do with the glitches?
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner glitches: How serious are the problems? (+video)
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner owned by Japan Airlines began spewing smoke in Boston Monday. Another leaked fuel Tuesday. Experts say the rollout of any new airliner can be fraught with glitches.
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Stocks rise on good company earnings
Stocks closed higher Wednesday, led by Boeing. Stocks are facing their first big challenge of the year as companies start to report earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012.
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Fuel leak temporarily grounds another Japan Airlines Boeing 787
On Tuesday, an Japan Airlines Boston to Tokyo flight was delayed after a fuel leak was discovered on the new Boeing 787. On Monday, a fire broke out aboard another JAL Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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Raves for 787 Dreamliner. Will new plane bring fun back to flying?
Don't hold your breath. Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner has a lot of cool features, say passengers who flew United's first commercial Dreamliner flight. But analysts say US airlines that buy it won't opt for all the amenities.
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United Airlines' massive 787 Dreamliner touches down in Chicago (+video)
United CEO Jeff Smisek was on Sunday's flight from Houston to Chicago and called the 787 the 'world's leading airplane.'
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Airbus A350 plane production delayed. What's the holdup?
Airbus A350 production will be set back a few months until the beginning of 2014, the Airbus parent company said Friday. The Airbus A350 is meant to compete with Boeing's 787 'Dreamliner' jet fleet.
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