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• UPS books loss after big pension charge, sees 2013 profit up

  Jan 31- United Parcel Service Inc reported a net loss in the fourth quarter after a $3 billion one-time charge from pension accounting, and forecast that 2013 earnings would rise 6 percent to 12 percent. UPS, the world's largest parcel delivery company, on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.75 billion, or $1.83 per share, after the non-cash charge.

• UPDATE 2-ANA counts cost of grounded 787, not yet seeking damages

  TOKYO, Jan 31- All Nippon Airways Co, the launch airline for Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jet that has been grounded with undiagnosed battery problems, said it lost more than $15 million in revenue from having to cancel flights this month.

• UPDATE 1-ANA counts cost of grounded 787, may impact future strategy

  TOKYO, Jan 31- All Nippon Airways Co, Asia's top airline by revenue, said the grounding of Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jet, with undiagnosed battery problems, would cost it around $15.4 million in lost revenue from cancelled flights this month.

• ANA: Jan cancellations to cause $15 mln in decreased revenue

  TOKYO, Jan 31- All Nippon Airways said on Thursday its flight cancellations in January due to the grounding of Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jet would result in 1.4 billion yen in decreased revenue. The Group has calculated that the impact of these cancellations will amount to circa 1.4 billion yen of decreased revenue, "the carrier said.

• Rocket blasts off with new NASA communications satellite

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Jan 30- An unmanned Atlas 5 rocket blasted off on Wednesday to put the first of a new generation of NASA communications satellites into orbit, where it will support the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope and other spacecraft.

• ANA Investors Look Past Dreamliner's Woes

  

  All Nippon Airways, Asia's top airline by revenue, has cancelled close to 850 flights over a 4-week period and rescheduled more than 82,000 passengers due to the grounding of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet with undiagnosed battery problems.

• Final Glance: Airlines companies

  Delta Air rose$. 16 or 1.2 percent, to $13.84. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 26 or 4.4 percent, to $5.80. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 09 or. 8 percent, to $11.24.

• Final Glance: Construction companies

  Foster Wheeler fell$. 60 or 2.2 percent, to $26.12. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 90 or 3.0 percent, to $29.01. Shaw Group fell$. 09 or. 2 percent, to $47.31.

• ANA investors keep faith even as Dreamliner woes drag

  TOKYO, Jan 31- All Nippon Airways Co, Asia's top airline by revenue, has cancelled close to 850 flights over a 4- week period and rescheduled more than 82,000 passengers due to the grounding of the Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet with undiagnosed battery problems.

• JetBlue shares fall after weak 4Q and downgrade

  JetBlue Airways Corp.' s shares sank Wednesday on disappointing fourth-quarter results and an analyst's downgrade. THE BIG PICTURE: JetBlue, the nation's sixth-biggest airline by passengers carried, said Hurricane Sandy cost it $45 million in lost revenue as it canceled flights and travel slowed, even after the big East Coast storm passed.

• Midday Glance: Airlines companies

  Delta Air rose$. 13 or. 9 percent, to $13.81. US Airways Group fell$. 15 or 1.0 percent, to $14.27. United Continental Holdings Inc. fell$. 15 or. 6 percent, to $23.81.

• Midday Glance: Construction companies

  Foster Wheeler fell$. 53 or 2.0 percent, to $26.19. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 59 or 2.0 percent, to $29.33. Shaw Group fell$. 02 or percent, to $47.38.

• UPDATE 3-Japanese airlines had 787 battery issues before recent incidents

  TOKYO, Jan 30- Japan's two biggest airlines replaced lithium-ion batteries on their Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners in the months before separate incidents led to the technologically advanced aircraft being grounded worldwide due to battery problems.

• Early Glance: Airlines companies

  Delta Air rose$. 06 or. 4 percent, to $13.74. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 14 or 2.4 percent, to $5.92. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 04 or. 3 percent, to $11.37.

• Early Glance: Construction companies

  Foster Wheeler fell$. 40 or 1.5 percent, to $26.32. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 19 or. 6 percent, to $29.72. Shaw Group rose$. 02 or percent, to $47.42.

• UPDATE 2-Japanese airlines had Dreamliner battery issues before recent incidents

  TOKYO, Jan 30- Japan's two biggest airlines replaced below-par lithium-ion batteries on their Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners in the months before separate incidents led to the technologically advanced aircraft being grounded worldwide due to battery problems.

• Boeing Was Aware of Battery Problems Before the Fires

  

  Even before two battery failures led to the grounding of all Boeing 787 jets this month, the lithium-ion batteries used on the aircraft had experienced multiple problems that raised questions about their reliability. The NYT reports.

• Earnings Preview: UPS to report 4Q results

  United Parcel Service Inc. is expected to show rising profits when it reports fourth-quarter results before the stock market opens on Thursday. This month, it walked away from a $6.9 billion proposal to buy Dutch package-delivery company TNT Express NV.

• Final Glance: Airlines companies

  Delta Air fell$. 26 or 1.9 percent, to $13.68. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 17 or 2.6 percent, to $6.07. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 10 or. 9 percent, to $11.33.

• Final Glance: Construction companies

  Foster Wheeler fell$. 29 or 1.1 percent, to $26.72. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 18 or. 6 percent, to $29.91. Shaw Group fell$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $47.40.