Airbus takes on Boeing in battle for orders

06/18/11 GREG KELLER AP Business Writer PARIS Airbus is striking a positive pose ahead of the aviation industry's premier event, promising to sign billions in new aircraft orders despite the rapidly deteriorating international air transport market. The head of Airbus parent company EADS NV Louis Gallois says Europe's rival to Boeing Co. is "stronger than before the crisis and has every reason to be ...

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At new NYC hotel, a robot handles the luggage

06/22/11 SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK Forget the bellhop. Meet the luggage robot. It's the first of several high-tech, sleek amenities guests encounter at the Yotel, a new hotel that aims to provide a trendy stay at an affordable price. Purple lighting, throbbing music in the elevators and futon-like sofas that transform to lie-flat beds at the touch of a button help set the mood. Or ...

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Moody's eyes debt downgrade for 5 top-rated states

07/19/11 By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Moody's Investors Service warned Tuesday that it probably will lower the credit rating on five states if it downgrades the U.S. government's credit rating.

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