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UAL, US Air Not Pursuing Merger Right Now, CEOs Say

CHICAGO (Reuters) - UAL Corp <UAUA.O>, parent of United Airlines, and US Airways Group <LCC.N> have decided not to merge, the chief executives of the two carriers said on Friday

UAL Not Pursuing Merger at This Time, CEO Says

CHICAGO (Reuters) - UAL Corp <UAUA.O>, which had been in talks with US Airways Group <LCC.N>, will not pursue a merger at this time, UAL's Chief Executive said on Friday

New York City Economy Expands in May: NY-NAPM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Business activity in New York City grew in May for the first time in four months, helped in part by easing worry over credit conditions, according

HP Exec Sees Printer Unit Sales Up 4-6 Percent This Year

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard <HPQ.N>, the world's biggest maker of PCs and printers, sees sales growth at its imaging and printing unit stable or slightly lower this year as

Dell Eyes Two-thirds of Sales From Outside U.S. in 5 Years

BEIJING (Reuters) - Dell Inc <DELL.O>, the world's No. 2 personal computer maker, said on Friday sales outside the United States were growing much faster than its home market and

U.S. Oil Probe Focusing on Price Manipulation: Report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. regulatory probe into potential oil-market trading abuses is focusing on possible short-term manipulation of benchmark crude prices and the use of information related to

UAL Suspends US Airways Plans: WSJ

NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Airlines and US Airways <LCC.N> have suspended merger talks due to concerns about labor opposition and integration costs, while United draws closer to an alliance

IRS Probes Newell Rubbermaid, Cardinal: Report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is investigating allegations that Dutch Rabobank Group engaged in a $450 million deal with Newell Rubbermaid Inc to help the Atlanta

Marvell Tops Wall St Targets, Shares Leap 17 Pct

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microchip design company Marvell Technology Group Ltd <MRVL.O> on Thursday posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit thanks to cost cuts and strong sales of wireless products, and

Novell Posts 2nd-qtr Profit; Linux Sales Rise

BOSTON (Reuters) - Novell Inc <NOVL.O> turned a quarterly profit, versus a year-earlier loss, on lower expenses and a jump in sales of its Linux business software, it reported on