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Reuters reports on the jumbo jet, which for many years have been known as the workhorse of modern air travel, could now be close to ‘running out of runway’. Due to a slump in sales of the jets, questions are being raised over how long manufacturers will be able to sustain production. It has also fueled internal…
Taser International Inc’s small but high-profile contract-deal to supply body cameras to the London police nearly collapsed over one issue: where the video footage would be stored. If not for Amazon.com’s lack of a data center in Britain, Taser wouldn’t have dropped the company as the official data storage provider for the year-long project. This deal…
Reuters reports that after record orders, Airbus is reshaping for higher output, while its procurement chief deepens the use of auto methods in their supply chain. The transformation underpins one of the toughest challenges faced by Airbus in its 44-year history: switching to a new model of best-selling A320 at the same time as embarking on…
Reuters reports on Mario Draghi’s German problem: In early October, European Central Bank board member Benoit Coeure paid a discreet visit to the Chancellery in Berlin to express concerns about rising criticism of the bank from German politicians. Coeure, one of ECB President Mario Draghi’s closest allies in Frankfurt, hoped for reassurances that the bank bashing would stop. But…
Reuters reports: A year after sunny Spain issued notice of a law forcing solar energy-equipped homes and offices to pay a punitive tax, architect Inaki Alonso re-installed a 250 watt solar panel on a beam over his Madrid roof terrace. This, in response to an attempt by the government wanting people to become afraid of generating…
Approaching a historic turn in U.S. monetary policy, Janet Yellen has staked her tenure as chair of the Federal Reserve on a simple principle: she’d rather fight inflation than another economic downturn. Interviews with current and former Fed officials indicate that Yellen and core decision-makers at the U.S. central bank are determined not to raise interest…
