(Reuters) – Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will be on Capitol Hill this week to meet with senators in the aftermath of the 737 MAX 9 grounding following the mid-air emergency landing of a new Alaska Ai[...]
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January 23, 2024
Alaska Airlines found loose bolts on ‘many’ MAX 9 airplanes -CEO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alaska Airlines found “some loose bolts on many” Boeing 737 MAX 9s during inspections following the Jan. 5 mid-air cabin panel blowout that forced the emergenc[...]
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US union membership rate hits fresh record low in 2023 -Labor Dept
By Dan Burns (Reuters) -U.S. union membership rates fell to fresh record lows in 2023 despite it being a year of headline-grabbing organized labor strikes from the Rustbelt to Hollywood and some conti[...]
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US dollar hits six-week high; yen falls in wake of BOJ decision
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar climbed to six-week peaks against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, as investors resumed buying the greenback after a brief respite, on cont[...]
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Commerzbank CEO pours cold water on possible Deutsche Bank deal
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Commerzbank Chief Executive Manfred Knof on Tuesday played down prospects of a possible merger with larger rival Deutsche Bank, saying such a tie-up was not under discussion at hi[...]
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Fitch forecasts weakened economic outlook for Latin America in 2024
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Ratings agency Fitch Ratings forecasts a decline in economic growth across Latin America this year amid dampened demand, high borrowing rates and considerable exposure to Ch[...]
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Biden to court support of auto workers at UAW event
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will speak to United Auto Workers members on Wednesday at a legislative conference in Washington, the union said Tuesday, as h[...]
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Southwest Airlines flight attendants vote to approve strike authorization
(Reuters) -Southwest Airlines flight attendants voted to approve a strike against the carrier, the Transport Workers Union of America Local 556 union said on Tuesday. Over 98% of the members voted in[...]
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Sticker-shocked Cubans prepare for ‘inflation bomb’
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans are preparing for a new wave of inflation after the government last week rolled out details of an austerity plan that economists say will touch nearly eve[...]
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