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Federal regulators have withheld the plane maker’s authority to inspect and sign off on several new jets as Boeing faces heightened scrutiny of production problems that have led to delays.

Two of Europe’s biggest airlines have started allowing fliers to provide vaccination and test-result details during bookings to smooth travel plans.

The world’s thirst for gasoline isn’t likely to return to pre-pandemic levels, the International Energy Agency forecast, calling a peak for the fuel that has powered personal transportation for more than a century.

The United Auto Workers said the auto maker told the union it was relocating manufacturing of a next-generation vehicle to Mexico without a clear explanation.

Toyota and Honda are halting production at some North American plants as the pandemic’s continuing effects on the global supply chain create shortages of essential components.

Acting chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter favors a new approach to analyzing how drug-company deals affect competition.

The change, after a court loss, reclassifies drivers as “workers” rather than independent contractors, making the U.K. the first place where Uber is paying directly for drivers’ vacations and pensions amid a global battle over gig-economy employment.

The tech giant says it will lower the service fee it collects from 30% to 15% on the first $1 million that developers earn from its Play store app marketplace.

The EU’s top drug regulator said it is still firmly convinced that the benefits of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine outweigh the risks, after a string of nations in the bloc temporarily halted use of the shot over blood-clot concerns.

While federal health officials still advise against travel, passenger volumes are picking up as U.S. airline executives voice optimism about a rebound.