IBT Staff Reporter

U.S. investigators suspect a manufacturing lapse at a Boeing Co plant 15 years ago could be to blame for a midair tear in a Southwest Airlines Co aircraft earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Sunday.

NYSE Euronext sees cost savings in its $9.8 billion deal with Deutsche Boerse at closer to 400 million euros ($583 million), up by about a third from its initial estimate, according to a Big Board spokesman on Sunday.

NYSE Euronext sees cost savings in its $9.8 billion deal with Deutsche Boerse at closer to 400 million euros ($580 million), up by about a third from its initial estimate, according to a Big Board spokesman on Sunday.

Mexico's peso may dip against the dollar once the United States starts tightening monetary policy but the overall impact on Mexico should be limited, Finance Minister Ernesto Cordero said on Sunday.

Data on how the U.S. and British economies fared in the first three months of the year due next week will likely highlight the tenuous nature of the recovery from recession in developed countries.

Libyan rebels say there is intense fighting taking place 100 miles east of Tripoli, after forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi retreated to the outskirts of Misrata, a gateway city to the capital. The forces began launching rockets into the city, a rebel spokesman said.

Arsenal remain with just a mathematical chance of winning the title after a 2-1 loss at Bolton Wanderers left them nine points behind leaders Manchester United in the English Premier League.

Russian law enforcement agencies freed the 20-year old son of Kasperky Lab's founder Eugene Kaspersky following a kidnapping last week, the leading anti-virus software firm said in a statement on Sunday.

Apple Inc surprised no one with yet another quarter packed with spectacular numbers. But a miss in sales targets on the iPad may prompt some to temper their lofty views.

China's inflation will fall slightly in the second half of 2011, but it will be tough to keep the full-year rise in consumer prices below the government's 4 percent ceiling, an official said in remarks reported on Sunday.

Large blue chips, including some consumer-oriented companies, will have to show they can counter sluggish developed economies by leveraging growth in emerging markets and technology -- if Wall Street is to maintain earnings momentum this week.

China's inflation will fall slightly in the second half of 2011, but it will be tough to keep the full-year rise in consumer prices below the government's 4 percent ceiling, an official said in remarks reported on Sunday.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc has begun testing an online grocery delivery service in San Jose, California, a company spokesman said on Saturday.

China and South Korea rebuffed on Sunday Japan's calls for more reasonable restrictions on imports of food and other products that could be contaminated with radiation after last month's nuclear disaster, showing the difficulty Japan will face in restoring trust in its products.

In a water-logged Stamford Bridge, Chelsea kept pace, and their title hopes, alive with a 3-0 win over cross town rivals West Ham United in Saturday's late kick-off in the English Premier League.

Manchester United went closer to a record 19th League title after Javier Hernandez scored in the 84th minute against Everton to send United nine points clear of Chelsea who play later in the day.

Kevin Antoine Dodson, star of a viral Internet song warning neighbors to watch out for a sexual predator, was arrested and charged with marijuana possession after being stopped for speeding, police said on Saturday.

Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said the country's economy will likely shrink in the first half of 2011 due mainly to stalled output in the wake of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

The head of Mizuho Bank, the retail banking unit of Japan's second-largest lender Mizuho Financial Group, will resign by June over a massive computer glitch, the Asahi newspaper reported on Saturday.

Actress Lindsay Lohan's chances of a return to her movie career, already in dire straits, took another step backward on Friday after a judge's ruling.

The Malkin family has plans for a publicly traded real estate company with buildings including a historic landmark property the Empire State Building.

Lambert-St. Louis International airport was damaged and closed on Friday evening after a storm brought a tornado to the area.

Fernando Torres scored his first goal for Chelsea as the Blues secured a 2-0 win in the West London derby against West Ham to cut back Manchester United's lead at the top to six points.

Former Sony President and Chairman Norio Ohga, who gave up a career as an opera singer to join the fledgling consumer electronics maker in the 1950s and later led its expansion into movies and video games, died on Saturday, the company said. He was 81.

Manchester United went closer to a record 19th League title after Javier Hernandez scored in the 85th minute against Everton to send United nine points clear of Chelsea who play later in the day.

In its suit against Samsung, Apple is accusing Samsung of copying significant portions of the iPhone's functionality for use in devices like the Galaxy S. But are the devices really that similar?

As the finale draws near, Manchester United will face Everton at Old Trafford, looking to maintain their six-point lead at the top in a bid to win a record 19th title.

The government of the Chinese city of Shanghai is cutting some fees to defuse striking truck drivers' anger over high fuel prices, an official spokesman said Saturday, after days of confrontation earlier this week disrupted the world's busiest port.

Terry Jones, the Florida pastor infamous for instigating burning of the Islam holy book Koran leading to a backlash across the globe, has reportedly landed in jail for planning a protest outside a mosque.