| Fliers without credit cards refused food, water, blankets Norwegian Air Shuttle, Europe’s third-largest budget airline, apologized Monday for refusing passengers food, water and even blankets on its recently launched long-haul flights to New York and Bangkok. A 16-year-old spent his Oslo to New York flight freezing since he only had cash and ... Dollar hovers, awaiting Fed news The dollar traded around ¥95 in Tokyo trading late Tuesday as traders were awaiting a policy-setting meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve to begin later in the day for a two-day run. At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at ¥95.06-08, against ¥94.99-95.00 at ... Supercomputer in China named world's fastest A Chinese university has built the world’s fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the U.S. machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China’s rise as a science and technology powerhouse. The semiannual TOP500 listing of the world’s fastest supercomputers released Monday ... With no major incentives, Nikkei drifts lower The Nikkei 225 average fell Tuesday in directionless trading, caught in a tug of war between buying of undervalued issues and selling on a rally. The key index lost 25.84 points to finish at 13,007.28. On Monday, the Nikkei shot up 346.60 points. But ... Generic drug deals 'may be challenged' The Supreme Court rattled the pharmaceutical industry Monday when it ruled that antitrust regulators should be able to challenge the arrangements that allow rival drugmakers to delay the sale of a generic drug. Under such arrangements, known as “reverse payments” or “pay for delay,” ... April production data revised lower Industrial output in April grew a seasonally adjusted 0.9 percent compared with the initially reported 1.7 percent rise, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday. The index of output at factories and mines stood at 95.9 against 100 for the base year ... Court orders Virgin to liquidate assets A Paris court Monday ordered entertainment retailer Virgin France to liquidate its assets after it became the latest victim of consumers shifting to buying digital music and video. The company, which employs 1,000 people in France, had filed for bankruptcy in January and the ... | 
