Honeywell Develops New Flight Software for Pilots

Honeywell has developed software that gives pilots more flexibility to change altitude on long over-water routes, as well as to fly more-precise airport approaches, technology that could cut fuel costs significantly.

Kodak Auction Makes Odd Bedfellows

Kodak's auction of intellectual property has unexpectedly turned the fiercest rivals—such as Apple and Google—into potential collaborators.

New Details on Apple's TV Vision

Apple's vision for a new television set-top device includes features designed to simplify accessing and viewing programming, and erases the distinction between live and on-demand content.

Shootings Weigh on South Africa Leaders

South African police acknowledged Friday they fired live ammunition in a gunbattle that killed 34 striking platinum miners here the previous day, as South Africa's government came under increasing scrutiny.

Foot Locker's Profit Rises 59%

Sports-apparel retailer Foot Locker reported a 59% rise in second-quarter profit on strong sales and margins.

Motorola Files Patent Claim Against Apple

Google's Motorola Mobility unit said Friday it has filed a new claim with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that rival Apple has infringed seven of its patents.

Sharp Likely to Get Additional Loans

Sharp's two main lenders are likely to make bridge loans of about $819 million to the cash-strapped Japanese electronics maker by the end of this month.

Qatar Holding Buys BAA Stake

Qatar Holding has agreed to buy a 20% stake in U.K. airport operator BAA from Spain's Ferrovial and others for about $1.4 billion.

CBS Drops Lawsuit Against ABC's 'Glass House'

CBS dropped a lawsuit that alleged Walt Disney's ABC Network violated copyright law in its new reality show, "The Glass House."

Canada's Kinross Arranges $1 Billion Loan

Canada's Kinross Gold arranged a three year $1 billion loan with a group of banks.

Qatar Petroleum-Exxon Venture Requests Permit to Export US Natural Gas

Golden Pass Products, a joint venture between Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum, is asking federal authorities for permission to export large quantities of liquefied natural gas made in the U.S. from an existing terminal in Louisiana.

Chile's Vina Concha y Toro Looks to Revive Fetzer Wines

After more than a century producing wine in Chile, Vina Concha y Toro is looking to put newly acquired California winemaker Fetzer Vineyards back on the U.S. consumer's wine rack.

Liberty Closes Grip on Sirius

Liberty Media is seeking FCC approval to take outright control of Sirius XM Radio, noting plans to raise its stake in the satellite-radio operator above 50%.

Hunger Games Is Amazon's Best-Selling Book Series

Amazon said the Hunger Games trilogy has outsold the Harry Potter series, making Suzanne Collins's work the online retailer's best-selling book series of all time.

Life Partners Dodges Seizure

The Texas life-insurance investment firm avoids receivership, but the court says regulators are "likely to prevail" in the end.

AMR Continues Effort to Scrap Pilots' Contract

American Airlines parent AMR asked a U.S. bankruptcy court for permission to void its existing pilots' contract, two days after its initial request was turned down.

Apple Winds Up Patent Case

Apple's patent case against Samsung Electronics moved closer to its final stages Friday, as the iPhone maker presented its final witnesses to argue that it had not infringed the Korean company's technology.

Peregrine's Chief Pleads Not Guilty

Russell Wasendorf Sr., the chief executive of Peregrine Financial, has pleaded not guilty to all 31 charges he faced of misleading federal market authorities as part of a long-running alleged fraud.

Caterpillar Union Bows to Demands

Workers at a Caterpillar factory in Joliet, Ill., voted in favor of a new contract that marks a win for the company and ends a strike lasting more than three months.

Facebook Waits for Index 'Like'

Investors hoping that index funds will give Facebook's battered shares a lift could be in for a long wait.