Slowing economy keeping U.S. inflation under wraps
U.S. consumer prices rose for the first time in four months in February, but the pace of the increase was modest, resulting in the smallest annual gain in nearly 2-1/2 years.
Irish Aviation Authority to temporarily suspend Boeing 737 MAX operations
The Irish Aviation Authority is temporarily suspending the operation of all variants of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in Irish airspace with immediate effect following a deadly crash in Ethiopia, it said on Tuesday.
French aviation authority bans Boeing 737 MAX from its airspace
France’s DGAC civil aviation authority said on Tuesday it was banning Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from French airspace following the fatal crash last weekend of a plane of the same model in Ethiopia.
Boeing says it has ‘full confidence’ in 737 MAX safety
Boeing Co said Tuesday it has “full confidence” in the safety of the 737 MAX fleet despite two fatal crashes since October and a rising number of regulators and airplanes grounding the planes around the world.
Exclusive: Pompeo to meet oil executives, push U.S. crude exports, Iran policy – sources
U.S. Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo will meet with top oil executives before he addresses a conference on Tuesday, seeking to get them to help the administration’s effort to boost crude exports to Asia and to support its policy of isolating Iran, accor…
Tame U.S. inflation data helps stocks, hurts dollar
World stock markets broadly climbed on Tuesday, along with U.S. shares, after data showed only a modest rise in core inflation in February, backing expectations the Federal Reserve will hold off from interest rate increases this year.
Fed sanctions former Goldman Sachs bankers over 1MDB money-laundering scandal
The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it had sanctioned two former Goldman Sachs Group Inc bankers for their roles in a money-laundering scandal involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s state-owned investment fund.
Senator Romney urges FAA to temporarily ground Boeing 737 MAX 8
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney on Tuesday called on the Federal Aviation Administration to follow several other countries and temporarily ground Boeing’s 737 MAX 8, days after a crash in Ethiopia killed everyone onboard one of the planes.
Britain joins Boeing suspensions, investigators probe Ethiopia crash
Britain joined a growing wave of suspensions of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft around the world on Tuesday, escalating the global alarm after a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people in the second such disaster for the model in the past few months.
Germany closes its airspace to Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 after Ethiopia crash
German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer told German broadcaster n-tv on Tuesday that German airspace was closed for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
