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Boeing employees build 777 aircrafts under production at the Everett Production Facility on June 26, 2024 in Everett, Washington. The 777X, Boeing&#039;s latest incarnation of the popular 777 family, has received more than 500 orders, although it has not yet entered commercial service. Boeing had originally planned for the jet to enter service in January 2020. But the timeframe has been pushed back to 2025 due to certification delays. The jet still must be certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration.

Boeing grounds 777X test planes for defective part linking engine to airframe

Boeing employees build 777 aircrafts under production at the Everett Production Facility on June 26, 2024 in Everett, Washington. The 777X, Boeing&#039;s latest incarnation of the popular 777 family, has received more than 500 orders, although it has not yet entered commercial service. Boeing had originally planned for the jet to enter service in January 2020. But the timeframe has been pushed back to 2025 due to certification delays. The jet still must be certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration.

August 20, 2024, 12:13pm Business

Boeing said Monday that it has grounded its fleet of 777X test aircraft for inspections following discovery over the weekend of a failed component connected to the jet’s engine. Read story

Disney drops bid to have allergy-death lawsuit tossed because plaintiff signed up for Disney+

August 20, 2024, 8:33am Business

Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+. Read story

Shawn Fain, president of the United Automobile Workers, speaks during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.

At Democratic Convention, UAW head threatens strike against Stellantis over delayed plant reopening

Shawn Fain, president of the United Automobile Workers, speaks during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.

August 20, 2024, 8:21am Business

The United Auto Workers is threatening a national strike against Stellantis for allegedly stalling on its plans to reopen the shuttered Belvidere Assembly Plant as agreed. Read story

FILE Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes a break during the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium near Moran in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo., Aug. 25, 2023.

Powell may use Jackson Hole speech to hint at how fast and how far the Fed could cut rates

FILE Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes a break during the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium near Moran in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo., Aug. 25, 2023.

August 20, 2024, 8:11am Business

Federal Reserve officials have said they’re increasingly confident that they’ve nearly tamed inflation. Now, it’s the health of the job market that’s starting to draw their concern. Read story

Rail giants plan to shut down Canada network after union talks fail

August 20, 2024, 8:11am Business

The two largest Canadian railroad companies will shut down operations Thursday if no agreement is reached with their unionized workers, forcing industries to brace for billions of dollars in losses. Read story

Italian firefighters scuba divers are docked at the harbor of Porticello, southern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, as rescue teams returned to the site of a storm-sunken superyacht to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull 50 meters (164-feet) underwater.

Yacht that sank off Sicily was carrying people celebrating tech magnate’s acquittal; 6 missing

Italian firefighters scuba divers are docked at the harbor of Porticello, southern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, as rescue teams returned to the site of a storm-sunken superyacht to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull 50 meters (164-feet) underwater.

August 20, 2024, 7:56am Business

Police divers resumed searching Tuesday for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that sank in deep seas off Sicily, including a British tech magnate who was celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges with the people who had defended him at trial. Read story

FILE - The company logo shines on the hood of an unsold vehicle at a Mini Honda BMW dealership on July 22, 2024, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

BMW recalling more than 720,000 vehicles due to water pump issue

FILE - The company logo shines on the hood of an unsold vehicle at a Mini Honda BMW dealership on July 22, 2024, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

August 20, 2024, 7:45am Business

BMW is recalling more than 720,000 vehicles due to an issue with the water pump’s electrical connector that could potentially lead to a fire. Read story

Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement

August 20, 2024, 7:38am Business

A group of authors is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, alleging it committed “large-scale theft” in training its popular chatbot Claude on pirated copies of copyrighted books. Read story