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Investing in airlines has long been the butt of jokes, especially when many U.S. carriers traipsed through bankruptcy court in the past decade.

Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) raised its share repurchase authorization to $14 billion from $12 billion and also increased its quarterly dividend.

Despite concerns about U.S. growth, FedEx said it plans to buy back another 32 million shares of common stock.

Goodyear affirmed its profit forecast for the year and reinstated a common stock dividend.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told Maria Bartiromo Thursday at the SALT conference that a mix of public and private investment in U.S. infrastructure would help ease the U.S. economy out of its malaise.  

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said quarterly profit doubled to a record, reflecting a large gain on its stake in Kraft Heinz Co , while operating profit declined.

GE says “it will maintain its dividend at the current level until 2016” and details timetable for hike. 

The travel industry is set for a recovery as boardrooms send more employees on the road to meet clients and consumer confidence rises.

Atlantic City took a step toward remaking itself Thursday — and it had nothing to do with gambling.

The Justice Department says it won't challenge travel booking site Expedia's $1.3 billion purchase of competitor Orbitz, saying the deal is unlikely to hurt competitors or consumers.

A fire has been reported aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, but officials say it was quickly extinguished.

The world's largest cruise company could be heading to Havana.

The era of free checked suitcases on JetBlue has come to an end.

For a South Korean tour agency, the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome feels like a bigger threat to business than a North Korean attack or nuclear reactor meltdown.

Uber is partnering with hotel chain Starwood to give riders a bit more incentive to choose the ride-hailing service over a taxi.

Expedia is buying rival online travel site Orbitz for approximately $1.33 billion.

The Oneida Indian Nation has announced plans to open a $20 million casino with a "Wizard of Oz" theme in the village where Oz author L.

Air tour operators at the Grand Canyon would be able to take more visitors over the most popular flight routes under a proposed incentive to make aircraft quieter.

United Airlines is ending service to and from Atlantic City after just eight months of serving the East Coast gambling resort.

Cruise ship company Carnival Corp. says it's exploring the possibility of a ship building joint venture with a state-owned Chinese company and Italy's Fincantieri.