Boeing suspends production of 737 MAX
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No job losses yet


As we expected, Boeing is suspending production of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner in January.

Boeing considers giving up on 737 MAX
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Not certain it will ever fly again

Boeing is considering either suspending or cutting back production of the 737 MAX amid growing uncertainty over the troubled plane's return to service and could release a decision as soon as today, according to people familiar with the matter.

US regulators allowed Boeing to fly 737 MAX
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Even though they knew one would crash every two or three years

US regulators decided to allow Boeing's 737 MAX jet to keep flying after its first fatal crash last fall even after their own analysis indicated it could become one of the most accident-prone airliners in decades without design changes.

Nokia opens negotiations with Daimler
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But Daimler sees it as the Finn end of the wedge

Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia has suspended legal action against German carmaker Daimler in the hope that mediation will resolve their dispute over technology licencing fees.

Customers not too keen on electric
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Europeans and Americans not so sure they want to share

Automakers, ride-hailing and technology companies ploughing money into the development of electric, self-driving and shared car services will find more enthusiastic consumers in China than in Europe and the United States.