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Boeing joins the fray in race for world’s biggest fighter jet deal

Bloomberg Boeing Co. proposed to build fighter jets in India along with two local firms, as the US giant prepares to bid for the world’s biggest combat aircraft order, joining the likes of Lockheed Martin Corp. and Saab AB. Boeing will partner state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and Mahindra Defense Systems to manufacture the F/A-18 Super Hornet in India at a ...

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Tax cuts halt 3-month retreat in US retail sales

Bloomberg Tax cuts have given a boost to Americans’ take-home pay this year. The question hanging over the US economy is whether they are putting the extra cash towards savings and debt, or using it to go shopping. Retail-sales data due on Monday from the Commerce Department will help provide an answer, and economists are betting that consumers finally opened ...

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Rolls-Royce, airlines grapple with more Dreamliner engine issues

LONDON / Reuters Rolls-Royce requires more money and more inspections to fix problems with Trent 1000 engines on Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes, leading to further disruption for airlines and testing relations between Rolls and its customers. Problems with engine turbine blades wearing out sooner than expected have hampered a restructuring programme prompted by the engineering company’s declining older engine programmes ...

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