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Budget airline Ryanair has signed a formal recognition agreement with the British Airline Pilots Association, a significant milestone in addressing the company's often testy relations with its employees.

The head of an American business group says Chinese officials have warned "there will be retaliation" if President Donald Trump launches trade remedies in disputes over technology, steel and other issues.

The United States and Qatar have reached a deal to resolve a years-old quarrel over alleged government subsidies to Persian Gulf airlines, as Qatar's government works to defuse tensions with the Trump administration.

Operators of a taxpayer-funded spacecraft launch facility in New Mexico are seeking greater confidentiality for tenants that include aspiring commercial spaceflight company Virgin Galactic, urging lawmakers to enact exemptions to state open-records laws.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc., up $21.42 to $117.07

The costs of dealing with last year's near-disaster at the nation's tallest dam have reached $870 million, California officials said Friday.

Australia's government announced a strategy Monday to create high-tech jobs and become one of the top 10 defense-industry-exporting countries within a decade through arms sales to liked-minded nations while also keeping those weapons from rogue regimes.

New Hampshire has proclaimed a day in tribute to a local teacher who died in the NASA space shuttle Challenger disaster decades ago.

The Latest on the U.S. Forest Service downgrading an environmental review of a proposal to withdraw some national forest land in Minnesota from minerals exploration (all times local): 4:20 p.m.

The U.S. Forest Service says it's downgrading an environmental review of a proposal to withdraw certain national forest land in Minnesota from minerals exploration for up to 20 years.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Intel Corp., up $4.78 to $50.08 The chipmaker had a better fourth quarter than analysts expected and gave a strong sales forecast for 2018.

___ US economy grew at solid 2.6 percent rate in fourth quarter WASHINGTON (AP) — Strong consumer spending and a big rebound in home construction helped the economy grow at a solid pace of 2.6 percent in the final three months of last year.

The U.S. International Trade Commission says competition from Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier did not harm Boeing, a big defeat for the U.S. aircraft giant.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is promising a thorough review of the process that led to the selection of the Northern Pass project to deliver Canadian hydropower to the state.

U.S. stocks are mixed Thursday morning as health care companies including Biogen and Celgene rise, but airlines continue to take steep losses as investors worry about rising costs and the possibility of falling fares.

Caterpillar Inc. on Thursday reported a loss of $1.3 billion in its fourth quarter, driven down by a hefty charge related to tax reform.

American Airlines reported Thursday that fourth-quarter profit slipped 11 percent as higher costs for fuel and labor offset rising revenue.

Southwest Airlines is reporting that fourth-quarter net income soared to $1.89 billion on a massive tax benefit.

Hyundai Motor says its fourth-quarter earnings rose a lower-than-expected 3 percent, hurt by weaker overseas sales, while its operating income slumped to its lowest level since 2010.

It still won't make her smile, but Grumpy Cat has won some scratch.