*Boeing seen launching larger 787 with up to 100 orders. *Embraer likely to upgrade regional E-Jet. Boeing said last week it sees a $1 trillion market over the next 20 years for mid-sized, twin-engined passenger jets, a category that includes its 787 Dreamliner.
LOUGH ERNE, Northern Ireland, June 17- U.S. President Barack Obama will seek the help on Monday of Russia's Vladimir Putin, Syria's most powerful ally, to bring Bashar al-Assad to the negotiating table and end a two-year civil war.
PARIS, June 16- Pratt& Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp, expects to reach an agreement with the Pentagon within the next 30 days on a contract for engines to power a sixth batch of F-35 fighter jets, Pratt President David Hess told Reuters.
PARIS, June 16- Brazil's Embraer SA, the world's third-largest commercial planemaker, cruises into the Paris air show with expectations mounting for the launch of its next generation of regional E-Jets, which have lifted its shares to near 5- year highs.
While it does not have the power to block development, NEPA forces officials to consider the environment before approving federal projects, and the White House has proposed that climate change should rank high among those concerns.
LONDON, June 15- Britain turned up the pressure on other rich economies to clamp down on secretive money flows at a summit next week by pressing its overseas tax havens into a transparency deal and announcing new disclosure rules for British firms.
NEW YORK-- Credit ratings agency Standard& Poor's on Friday cut the credit rating of truck and engine Navistar International Corp. by one notch, citing the poor second-quarter results it posted Monday.
NEW YORK/ CALGARY, June 14- Oil traders are gently tapping the brakes on the thriving business of shipping U.S. and Canadian crude oil by rail, industry data showed this week, the first sign of a slowdown after a two-year boom.
TORONTO, June 14- Yoga gear maker Lululemon wants a "head boss person" who can communicate in Sanskrit, hold a headstand for at least 10 minutes and is ready to break the rules, the Vancouver- based company said on Friday in a tongue-in-cheek job ad.
TORONTO, June 14- National security concerns have delayed the Canadian government's approval of two deals that would solidify Vimpelcom Ltd's ownership of wireless carrier Wind Mobile, a Canadian newspaper reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.
June 14- North American domestic sales of crop nutrient potash soared in May, when demand from spring planting whittled down large inventories at the mine level, according to data posted on Potash Corp of Saskatchewan's website. Domestic sales, mainly to the United States, jumped 61 percent from April to 1.062 million tonnes.
OTTAWA, June 14- Refinery slowdowns helped push Canadian factory sales to their biggest monthly drop in nearly four years in April, signaling a weak start to the second quarter after strong economic growth in the first three months of the year.
PARIS, June 14- LVMH will throw open the doors of its Louis Vuitton workshops and Hennessy cognac cellars at the weekend in the latest salvo of an advertising war among luxury groups to show off the craftsmanship behind their brands.
MOSCOW, June 14- Russia's Uralkali, the world's largest potash miner by output, sees room for global fertiliser prices to rise without attracting new competitors into the market, its head of sales said.
NEW YORK/ CALGARY, June 14- Oil traders are gently tapping the brakes on the thriving business of shipping U.S. and Canadian crude oil by rail, industry data showed this week, the first sign of a slowdown after a two-year boom.
*Pressure grows on Lalao Ravalomanana, Rajoelina not run. *Mineral-rich island's economy still struggling.
Britain's own tax havens are world leaders. Britain's list of exotic Overseas Territories reads like an accountant's dream menu for a cash-rich Russian oligarch with something to hide, while British lawyers lead the field as gatekeepers for elaborate global mazes of offshore trusts.
*Approval follows Kinross' decision to leave Ecuador. QUITO, June 13- Ecuador's lawmakers on Thursday approved a mining law that should speed the development of small and medium-size ventures, only days after Canada's Kinross canceled a massive $1.2 billion gold project in the country over a tax dispute.
NEW YORK, June 13- Brent crude oil rose on Thursday, tracing gains in U.S. equities in late-session trading after U.S. data showed stronger-than-expected retail sales and a fall in jobless claims. Front month July Brent crude, which expired on settlement on Thursday, rose 76 cents to settle at $104.25 a barrel, after falling as low as $102.75.
*Retail sales, jobless claims lend support to markets. NEW YORK, June 13- U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday after three days of losses as stronger-than-expected economic data helped reassure investors concerned about the expected winding down of the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus.
CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports from the Paris Air Show and discusses Airbus, which is expected to announce new orders this week, and Boeing's new aircraft.
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Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 8:20 PM ETHans Timmer, Director of the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank says his main concern with China is the country's vast shadow banking system.