Bloomberg Boeing Co. revved up cash flow and raised its profit forecast, soothing shareholder concerns over an operating loss in its defense business and production stumbles with the company’s best-selling 737 jets. Free cash flow jumped 37 percent to $4.1 billion in the third quarter, more than double analysts’ estimates. The planemaker also reported higher-than-expected earnings, raised its annual profit …

Bloomberg The losses that drove Sears Holdings Corp. into bankruptcy could end up being a valuable multi-billion dollar asset because of tax breaks — especially for its most notable creditor and Chairman, Eddie Lampert. As of the retailer’s bankruptcy on October 15, Sears estimated it had net operating losses it could use to offset $5 billion of future taxable income, …

Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co. tumbled the most in two years as Wall Street worried that expenses are getting out of hand. Investments in new technology and airport facilities haven’t paid off as much as expected, said Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly. Costs for each seat flown a mile, a key measure of efficiency, will climb at least 3 percent in …