AT&T says its retail stores will start selling Amazon.com's Kindle electronic book readers Sunday. The e-readers will cost $189, the same price as they currently sell for on Amazon.com, and buyers won't have to sign up for AT&T data plans to get the popular gadget.
Aerospace is an intensely nationalist business. But not only do aircraft makers get tied up in international political dogfights, such battle lines are drawn between states as well. Witness the just-completed competition between blue state Boeing and red state Airbus.
Boeing has won a U.S. military contract to build an aerial refueling tanker, beating out rival European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.
Boeing is expected to submit a bid for a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract today, as tensions build over subsidies to its rival, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company.
Boeing plans to accelerate its production of 777 and 747 jets after the International Air Transport Association reports increased air travel. Meanwhile, the company may face competition for a Defense Department contract.
