
Airbus may close a deal with British Airways that would put new pressure on Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) to repair some of its problems. (Reuters)
United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) will appeal a European Commission decision that it cannot complete its $6.7 billion marriage with Express TNT. (Reuters)
China’s Tencent text service says it is not likely to charge for its mobile product. (Reuters)
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) may buy oil services firm Lufkin Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: LUFK). (WSJ)
Carl Icahn says he may start a proxy war with Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) (WSJ)
The prime minister of Portugal says a court ruling against some austerity cuts would not stop chopping of the nation’s budget. (WSJ)
The International Monetary Fund’s Christine LaGarde approves of Japan’s massive easing program. (WSJ)
A rise in shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) does not change the fact that it is still in deep trouble. (WSJ)
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) hopes its buyout of small tech firms will bring engineering innovation to the firm. (NYT)
Low interest rates on Treasuries prompt some central banks to look to more risky assets. (FT)
Hewlett-Packard hopes its fortunes can be helped by a new, powerful server line called Moonshot. (Bloomberg)