en-us Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:59:22 -0800 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:40:19 -0800 NEOG NEOG Reuters UK) - General Motors Co GM will wind down operations at Saab, its money-losing Swedish unit, after a last-ditch attempt to sell it to small Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker Cars SPYKR failed, the automaker said on Friday.GM had been in exclusive talks with...]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:45:24 -0800 GMGMQ PAG GMGMQ,PAG Reuters) - Irish airline Ryanair said it had pulled out of talks to buy 200 aircraft from Boeing and would now trim investment from 2011 to cut costs and free up cash to pay to investors, lifting its shares.The low-cost carrier, close to being Europe's biggest airline,...]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:30:29 -0800 BA BA Reuters UK) - Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair said it had ended talks with Boeing on an order for 200 aircraft order after a disagreement on contractual terms, and it was to slow investment in 2011 and 2012.Ryanair had already said a deal on ordering B737-800 aircraft for 2013-16 delivery...]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:15:22 -0800 BA BA Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:07:55 -0800 F F Reuters UK) - Factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region hit a 4-1/2 year high in December and a gauge of future economic conditions rose last month, adding to evidence of a pick-up in the pace of the economy's recovery.However, the number of people filing new applications...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:15:54 -0800 FDX FDX Reuters) - Factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region hit a 4-1/2 year high in December and a gauge of future economic conditions rose last month, adding to evidence of a pick-up in the pace of the economy's recovery.However, the number of people filing new applications for...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:00:35 -0800 FDX FDX Reuters) - General Mills Inc GIS posted a 50 percent increase in quarterly profit and raised its full-year forecast, helped by strong sales of higher-margin products such as Cheerios and Fiber One cereals.The company's shares rose nearly 1 percent as General Mills managed to beat Wall Street...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:00:15 -0800 GIS K GIS,K Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:11:36 -0800 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:00:57 -0800 LMT LMT Reuters UK) - Aerospace parts maker GKN GKN said its full-year profit would likely beat market expectations as demand continued to improve, boosting hopes of a recovery in the aerospace supply sector."Profit before tax for 2009 is expected to be in the range 70-80 million pounds," the...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:10:06 -0800 BA BA Reuters UK) - Boeing completed the long-delayed first test flight of its new 787 Dreamliner on Tuesday, heralding a new era of plastics-based aircraft that promise to save airlines millions of dollars in fuel costs.The 3-hour flight, cut short by bad weather, brought relief to customers and...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:07:01 -0800 BA BA Reuters UK) - Boeing completed the first test flight of its new lightweight carbon and titanium Dreamliner, but the flight was cut short because of bad weather.The flight was more than two years behind schedule because of manufacturing and design problems.The 787 Dreamliner's highly anticipated takeoff and...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:56:11 -0800 BA BA Reuters UK) - Boeing Co BA is set to make the first test flight of its 787 Dreamliner on Tuesday, almost two and a half years after the new, fuel-efficient plane, which is key to the company's financial future, was supposed to leave the ground.The lightweight carbon...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:37:56 -0800 BA BA Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:16:36 -0800 Reuters UK) - Rolls-Royce RR needs to redesign a key component of its engine for America's new Joint Strike Fighter JSF aircraft, fuelling a U.S. campaign to remove the company from the project, the Independent on Sunday reported.The report said Rolls-Royce's would have to redesign a component that helps...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:42:50 -0800 GE RYCE Y GE,RYCE Y Reuters UK) - RWE RWEG and E.ON EONGn will decide in the next six months whether France's Areva CEPFi or Japan's Toshiba have won work on nuclear projects worth as much as 20 billion pounds, RWE's chief executive told the Financial Times.The German energy groups will decide in...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:38:46 -0800 TOSBF TOSBF Reuters UK) - Germany's Volkswagen AG VOWG will buy a one-fifth stake in Suzuki Motor Corp for $2.5 billion (1.5 billion pounds), tapping the Japanese firm's expertise in small cars and dominance in India as VW seeks to become the No.1 automaker.The move...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:17:26 -0800 F GMGMQ MRTI VOW.DE F,GMGMQ,MRTI,VOW.DE Reuters UK) - The board of General Motors will get an update on the search for a new chief executive by next month as a recruiting firm compiles a short list of candidates, a person familiar with the process said.The automaker has also identified...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:08:57 -0800 GMGMQ GMGMQ