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Brazil airline Gol grounds 11 Boeing 737 NG after checks

Brazil airline Gol grounds 11 Boeing 737 NG after checks

Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA has grounded 11 Boeing 737 NG aircraft to replace a specific part following inspections at the direction of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the company said on Wednesday.



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U.S. says gene testing firm gets 25-year ban in $42.6 million kickback settlement

U.S. says gene testing firm gets 25-year ban in $42.6 million kickback settlement

A New Orleans-based genetics testing company and its three principals will pay $42.6 million to resolve charges they defrauded the federal government by paying kickbacks for referrals and billing for medically unnecessary tests, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday.



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Pompeo says China's treatment Muslims 'enormous human right violation': PBS interview

Pompeo says China's treatment Muslims 'enormous human right violation': PBS interview

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a television interview on Wednesday that China's treatment of Muslims, including the Uighurs, in western China was an "enormous human rights violation" and Washington will continue to raise the issue.



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Judge opens door to PG&E noteholders filing their own reorganization plan

Judge opens door to PG&E noteholders filing their own reorganization plan

The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of PG&E Corp on Wednesday issued an order opening the door to a group of noteholders to file their own reorganization plan for the California power provider.



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Boeing says it is working with airlines on 737 structural cracks issue

Boeing says it is working with airlines on 737 structural cracks issue

Boeing Co said on Wednesday it regretted the impact a structural cracks issue on its 737 NG jetliners was having on Brazilian airline Gol and other carriers around the world.



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U.S.-China making no progress in deputy-level trade talks: South China Morning Post

U.S.-China making no progress in deputy-level trade talks: South China Morning Post

The United States and China made no progress in deputy-level trade talks held during Monday and Tuesday in Washington, the South China Morning Post reported, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the meetings.



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Southwest, Gol ground 13 Boeing 737 NG airplanes after checks

Southwest, Gol ground 13 Boeing 737 NG airplanes after checks

Southwest Airlines Co and Brazil's Gol Linhas Aereas said on Wednesday they had grounded a total of 13 Boeing Co 737 NG airplanes after U.S. regulators ordered urgent inspections last week.



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Massive jury award against J&J highlights risks of its legal strategy

Massive jury award against J&J highlights risks of its legal strategy

A jury award that hit Johnson & Johnson with $8 billion in punitive damages for a case involving its anti-psychotic drug Risperdal highlights the risks of the drugmaker's all-or-nothing legal strategy, several legal experts told Reuters on Wednesday.



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China lowers expectations for U.S. trade talks after blacklist - officials

China lowers expectations for U.S. trade talks after blacklist - officials

Surprised and upset by the U.S. blacklisting of Chinese companies, China has lowered expectations for significant progress from this week's trade talks with the United States, Chinese government officials told Reuters, even as President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed fresh optimism.



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Mississippi will back Sprint, T-Mobile merger and drop court challenge

Mississippi will back Sprint, T-Mobile merger and drop court challenge

One of 17 U.S. states that sued to block a proposed $26.5 billion tie-up of Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc agreed to drop the challenge after reaching a deal with the companies.



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ProPetro rejigs management after internal probe into accounting disclosures

ProPetro rejigs management after internal probe into accounting disclosures

Hydraulic fracturing firm ProPetro Holding Corp on Wednesday announced a management shakeup, following an internal investigation into disclosure of electric frac equipment purchases and executive spending.



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China lowered expectations for U.S. trade talks after blacklist: Chinese officials, diplomats

China lowered expectations for U.S. trade talks after blacklist: Chinese officials, diplomats

Surprised and upset by this week's U.S. blacklisting of Chinese companies, Beijing has lowered expectations for significant progress from this week's trade talks with the United States, Chinese government officials, diplomats, and investors told Reuters.



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Oil steady as attack in Syria supports but U.S. crude stocks weigh

Oil steady as attack in Syria supports but U.S. crude stocks weigh

Oil futures were mixed on Wednesday as a Turkey-launched offensive in Syria and hopes of progress in ending the U.S.-China trade war supported oil, but a build in U.S. crude inventories held prices back.



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Wall Street gains on trade optimism, but Beijing tempers hopes

Wall Street gains on trade optimism, but Beijing tempers hopes

Wall Street rose on Wednesday on hopes of progress in U.S.-China trade talks, though stocks pared gains late after Chinese officials said Beijing had lowered expectations for negotiations this week.



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Exclusive: Delta pilots received record overtime while MAX crisis hit rivals - unions

Exclusive: Delta pilots received record overtime while MAX crisis hit rivals - unions

Delta Air Lines pilots are receiving record overtime, straining the airline's labor costs, partly as it adds more flights to take advantage of a gap in demand left by the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX at rival carriers, union officials told Reuters.



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