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Japan's All Nippon Airways is in talks with U.S. aircraft maker Boeing to speed up the delivery of three 777 jetliners as its fleet of 787 Dreamliner airplanes remains grounded with undiagnosed battery problems, the Nikkei newspaper said on Sunday.
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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.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 30- The Federal Reserve is expected to keep monetary policy on a steady path when it concludes a two-day meeting on Wednesday, though behind the scenes intensive debate continues over when the controversial bond-buying program should be curtailed.
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NEW YORK, Jan 30- Brent crude touched a three-month high on Wednesday after better-than-expected European data spurred optimism over the global economy, but oil later pared gains on surprisingly weak U.S. growth figures. Brent crude futures were 24 cents higher at $114.60 a barrel by 12:01 p.m. EST after hitting $115.24, their highest since Oct. 16, 2012.
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TOKYO, Jan 30- All Nippon Airways said it had replaced 10 below-par lithium-ion batteries on its Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners in the months before one of the passenger jets was forced to make an emergency landing due to an overheated battery triggering smoke alarms.
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BOSTON-- Pharmaceutical research contractor Parexel International Corp. said on Tuesday that its fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped 65 percent as the company's backlog of contracts grew. Parexel raised its full-year earnings forecast above Wall Street's expectations.
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*Boeing providing information on 787 fleet. WASHINGTON, Jan 29- The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday it was carrying out a detailed, microscopic investigation of a battery that caught fire on a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner in Boston this month as the probe dragged into a fourth week.
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BOSTON-- Shares of Caterpillar Inc. climbed on Tuesday after an analyst upgraded the stock, saying the company has clearly explained to investors the risks it faces, which could help lift the stock.
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At the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month, luxury was in the air. Pricey new Bentleys and Maseratis glittered - including a Maserati 2014 Quattroporte with a $132,000 price tag; U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and dignitaries rubbed shoulders; and many of the well-heeled attendees ponied up for a $300-a-ticket black-tie charity ball.
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NEW YORK, Jan 28- Just over a month ago, Boeing was flying high. Perhaps best of all, Boeing was shortly to reclaim the title of world's biggest plane maker, snatching back an honor that its arch rival Airbus had held for a decade.
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Northeast in late October and forced the shutdown of New York area airports, reduced JetBlue's revenue by about $45 million and dented profit by $30 million. "Hurricane Sandy was the major headline for JetBlue during the fourth quarter," Chief Executive Dave Barger said during the company's earnings conference call. "
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BOSTON-- Affiliated Managers Group Inc. on Tuesday posted sharply higher fourth-quarter earnings as clients added cash to the boutique investment management firms that the company invests in. Affiliated Managers reported net income of $75 million, or $1.40 per share, up from $40.3 million, or 77 cents per share, in the same quarter a year ago.
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BOSTON, Jan 29- Bugs in widely used networking technology expose tens of millions of personal computers, printers and storage drives to attack by hackers over the regular Internet, researchers with a security software maker said.
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*Warns of problems in UPnP networking technology. BOSTON, Jan 29- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged computer users on Tuesday to disable a common networking technology feature, after researchers warned that hackers could exploit flaws to gain access to tens of millions of vulnerable devices.
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General Motors Co and Chrysler, which along with Ford Motor Co gave the Motor City its identity, survived near-death experiences after filing for bankruptcy during the financial crisis. Now, Detroit itself is edging closer to a similar precipice, only unlike the automakers, its chances of getting a federal bailout are almost nonexistent.
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BOSTON, Jan 28- A bankruptcy judge on Monday froze the assets of the owners of the pharmacy linked to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak. Bankruptcy Judge Henry Boroff temporarily restrict the owners of New England Compounding Center from selling their luxury homes or spending up to $21 million they received last year in salary and shareholder distributions.
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CHARLESTON, S.C.-- A new South Carolina tourism season is approaching, and the director of the state tourism department predicts this is the year the $15 billion industry returns to pre-Great Recession levels.
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Brookfield Office Properties could be under pressure Monday after Citi downgraded the company and lowered its price target, citing the expiration of a lease from a major tenant. Other analysts have been too slow to lower their outlook for the real estate investment trust, analysts with Citi Research said in a research note.
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*Q4 adjusted earnings $1.40/ shr vs $1.46 view. BOSTON, Jan 28- Biogen Idec Inc said fourth-quarter net profit fell slightly due to a tax accounting error, but the company's shares rose more than 3 percent Monday on higher-than-expected drug sales and optimism over a new multiple sclerosis treatment.
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Further testing still has not found the cause of a battery fire aboard a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner in Boston earlier this month.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 27- Further testing still has not found the cause of a battery fire aboard a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner in Boston earlier this month, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday.