Boeing Co.'s machinists on Friday voted 51% against 49% in favor of accepting a crucial labor contract, which means Boeing will build its 777X jetliner and wings in Washington state.

China said it would give more support to the domestic solar power industry as the government seeks to revamp a sector that is plagued with overcapacity and lower prices, Reuters reported.

China may topple the US as the top trader of the world for the first time when it unveils the value of trade of its goods for 2013, The Brics Post reported.

Some investors say that Marc Bolland, the head of retailer Marks and Spencer will come under renewed investor pressure if the Christmas and New Year sales figures next week disappoints, a Financial Times report said.

Malaysian firm Cahya Mata Sarawak has agreed to work with various companies to build the first integrated phosphate facility Southeast Asia, the Daily Express reported.

Canada resurrected a $4.7 billion agreement to buy Sikorsky helicopters from United Technologies Corp which Ottawa nearly scrapped due to delays and complications it encountered, Reuters reported.

The first Johnny Rockets restaurants in Pakistan was opened today in Dolmen Mall in Karachi by franchise partner Hamdan International as part of its plan to have ten Johnny Rockets chain in the country by 2022.

Sources said that no settlement talks are currently taking place between department store chains Macy's and J.C. Penney Co. on their dispute over Martha Stewart-branded home goods.

Tactus Technology, an on-demand tactile surfaces provider, said it closed the first part of its Series B funding round with existing investors led by Thomvest Ventures and the participation new investors from Asia.

The US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled against food and beverage company Dean Foods Co. in an antitrust case. The said lawsuit alleged that Dean Foods conspired to restrict competition for bottled milk in southeastern states in the US after its 2001 merger with Suiza Foods Corp.