Several leading makers of knee, hip and other orthopedic implants revealed Friday that U.S. regulators are looking into possibly unlawful sales of their products in foreign countries.
Aer Lingus and Ireland's pilots union confirmed plans to open negotiations Saturday in hopes of defusing a confrontation that threatens to end in a pilots lockout and mass flight cancelations.
The worst day of John Leahy's life, Airbus'chief salesman says, was facing Singapore Airlines executives and telling them that the very first A380 superjumbo ?already months behind schedule ?would be delayed yet again.
European stocks rallied minutes before the close Friday to end the session just inside positive territory, as investors track gains from a stronger U.S. session.
Prescription drug maker Hoffman-La Roche said Friday it plans to appeal a jury award of $7 million (?4.9 million) to a man who had most of his colon removed after suffering from a disease apparently caused by the acne medication Accutane.
U.S.-traded shares in Brazil's CVRD, the world's largest iron ore miner, jumped Friday after the company unveiled its largest annual investment program to date.
A German-led consortium will be invited to bid for a 70-percent stake in the state company that runs Bulgaria's marine fleet, the government said Friday.
In another sign of the U.S. housing slump, Centex Corp. said Friday its home sales fell 13 percent in its latest quarter and it will charge nearly $1 billion (?710 million) against earnings to write down the value of land and other holdings.
Blaming high fuel costs, American Airlines raised many fares in the U.S. by $5 (?3.5) each way but left prices unchanged on routes where it competes with low-cost carriers.
Oil futures rose to a new trading high above $84 a barrel on Friday ?and settled at a new record ?on concerns that supplies are not adequate to meet fourth-quarter demand.
