Boeing speeds up production of 747, 777 models
NEW YORK (AP) -- Boeing will speed up production plans for its 777 and 747 models in anticipation of greater demand from commercial airlines in a couple of years....

Stocks trading in narrow range
Stocks traded in a narrow range Friday as investors shied away from major moves in the absence of any significant economic news....

Icahn launches hostile bid for Lions Gate
NEW YORK (AP) -- Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his battle with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday, launching an all-out bid to take over the company....

EADS considering new bid for Pentagon tanker
PARIS (AP) -- Airbus parent EADS says it is considering a new bid for a lucrative Pentagon contract for mid-air refueling tankers, but wants an extended deadline....

British stocks get surprise Lloyds profit boost
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's benchmark stock index was the only main market up Friday after the part-nationalized Lloyds Banking Group issued a buoyant business update. Profit-taking after strong gains this week and renewed fears about the Greek debt crisis kept investors on edge elsewhere....

Spain weighs 10-year plan to overhaul economy
MADRID (AP) -- Spanish ministers approved Friday a wide-ranging 10-year reform plan designed to wean the economy off its dependence on construction and create broader, more sustainable growth as the country fights to climb out of recession....

Democrats push toward Sunday vote on health care
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Slowly but steadily, support is building behind President Barack Obama's health care legislation in the House, the result of intense lobbying and politically targeted changes aimed at reassuring waverers and winning over critics....

Talks between BA, union break down
LONDON (AP) -- Talks between British Airways and the union representing its cabin crew have collapsed....