GROVE, Okla.-- An Australian aerospace company says it will open a facility in Grove, Okla. and hire 20 workers. Mary Fallin announced Tuesday that Ferra Engineering would expand in Oklahoma. The company is a supplier for Boeing Co., Airbus, and Lockheed Martin Corp., among other companies.
WASHINGTON, June 18- Enroll America, a nonprofit group at the center of the political fight over President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, launched a multi-state grassroots campaign on Tuesday to help sign up millions of uninsured Americans for health coverage in the coming months.
DETROIT, June 18- Chrysler Group LLC gave in to government pressure and said it would recall 2.7 million older Jeep models, after initially fighting a recall request from U.S. regulators. While Chrysler stood by its assertion that the vehicles are not defective, the automaker acknowledged consumer apprehension about vehicle safety.
NEW YORK, June 18- Chinese network equipment and cellphone maker Huawei Technologies Co. would consider buying Finland's Nokia to help it expand its smartphone business, according to a story on the Financial Times website.
*Brent crude rises to hover around $106. NEW YORK, June 18- U.S. equities pushed higher on Tuesday as investors grew more confident that the Federal Reserve would temper its recent statements on the future reduction of U.S. monetary support, while still pointing to economic improvement.
SALEM, Ore.-- The unemployment rate in Oregon has dipped below 8 percent for the first time since the nation fell sharply into the Great Recession in the fall of 2008.. The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday the state unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in May and, after a revision, 7.9 percent in April.
WASHINGTON, June 18- A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday let stand a decision by the U.S. Export-Import Bank to finance the sale of 30 Boeing wide-body jets to Air India in a legal challenge brought by Delta Air Lines.
Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte are teaming up to help small businesses make the most of their export opportunities. The senators on Tuesday reintroduced the bipartisan Small Business Export Growth Act, which is aimed at cutting down on bureaucratic hurdles and giving businesses more exporting assistance.
NEW YORK-- Suntech Power Holdings Co., one of the world's biggest solar panel manufacturers, said Tuesday that authorities in Switzerland have granted its main European subsidiary more time to restructure its debts. The China- based company said it received a six-month moratorium on creditor claims.
WASHINGTON-- Chelsea& Scott Ltd. is recalling about 1,950 IdeaBaby bath seats because they can tip over and cause a potential drowning risk to infants. Between the two spinning toys is a round, inset plastic disc with the words " http://www.onestepahead.com," "One Step Ahead," "Idea Baby" and "Made in Italy."
General Electric gained 1.9 percent to $24.21 and was the fourth most actively traded stock on the New York Stock Exchange. The expectation is that the Fed will dial back its rhetoric on tapering to ease "hysteria" in the markets since talk of reducing stimulus heated up in May, said Peter Kenny, chief market strategist at Knight Capital in Jersey City, New Jersey.
NORWALK, Conn.-- Emcor Group Inc.' s shares rose Tuesday, a day after the company said it expects that the planned acquisition of an energy services company, RepconStrickland, will add to its profit this year. THE SPARK: Emcor said Monday that it is buying RepconStrickland in a deal valued at $455 million.
The analyst Mark Miller upgraded Blue Nile Inc. to "Outperform" from "Market Perform." Shares climbed 53 cents, or 1.4 percent, to $39.44 in Tuesday afternoon trading. Its shares are near the high end of their 52- week trading range of $22.94 to $43.54.
WASHINGTON, June 18- A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday let stand a decision by the U.S. Export-Import Bank to finance the sale of 30 Boeing wide-body jets to Air India in a legal challenge brought by Delta Air Lines.
NEW YORK-- A Goldman Sachs analyst downgraded shares of Charles River Laboratories International Inc. on Tuesday, saying the medical researcher may struggle to meet its guidance in 2013.. THE OPINION: Analyst Robert Jones lowered his rating to "Sell" from "Neutral" and cut his price target to $38 from $44.
*Liberty Global continues M&A spree in Europe. LONDON, June 18- Vodafone faces a battle for Germany's largest cable company, Kabel Deutschland, although rival bidder Liberty Global of the United States has bigger regulatory and funding hurdles to overcome.
NEW YORK, June 18- Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc is looking to sell its dermatology portfolio, which could be worth between $500 million and $1 billion, according to three people familiar with the situation.
*Florida gas prices up, in line with other regions. June 18- A major natural gas pipeline exploded on Tuesday in Washington Parish, Louisiana, destroying a mobile home and causing an evacuation of the area but no injuries were reported, local officials said.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 12 or. 7 percent, to $15.67. General Motors Co. rose$. 21 or. 6 percent, to $33.94. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 51 or 1.4 percent, to $37.30.
The world's second-wealthiest man explains to CNBC why workers in Europe and other parts of the developed world are at the "best" part of their career after they reach their 60s.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 10:00 AM ETViolent protests broke out in eight Brazilian cities last night, with the worst violence occurring in Rio de Janeiro. Thousands of protesters threw Molotov cocktails and anything else they could find. The protests began over a 10-cent increase in bus and subway fares.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 11:05 AM ETFBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce describes how NSA surveillance helped to detect and thwart a plot to bomb the NYSE.