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GE Engine Venture Claims Savings Pratt Calls ‘Garbage’

The rivalry over engine sales for more than 1,100 narrow-body jets flared anew when a fuel-saving claim by a General Electric Co.-Safran SA joint venture spurred Pratt & Whitney to denounce the assertion as “garbage.”

Pratt & Whitney Connecticut Workers Ratify Contract

United Technologies Corp. workers at its Pratt & Whitney unit in Connecticut ratified a three-year contract today, and the company said it would close its Cheshire plant as part of the agreement.

ETF Beating Market With Gains Less Price Swings: Riskless Return

Investors who bought PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio for protection from stock- market swings when it debuted almost two years ago got an unexpected bonus: They also made more money.

Brain-Injured in Nursing Homes Without Care Giffords Had

Larry Boswell sat slumped in a wheelchair. His sweatpants were soiled, his T-shirt soaked in saliva. Flies buzzed around his head.

Rolls-Royce, Vibram, Harry Potter: Intellectual Property

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, the world’s second-largest maker of jet engines, settled a patent dispute with United Technologies Corp.’s Pratt & Whitney unit.

Rolls-Royce, Trojans, Sanrio: Intellectual Property

United Technologies Corp. ’s Pratt & Whitney jet-engine unit filed patent-infringement complaints against Rolls-Royce Group Plc , a counterpunch in a dispute that may affect delivery of Boeing Co.’s Dreamliner airplanes.

Pratt Stays in Market for Biggest Jet Engines

United Technologies Corp.’s Pratt & Whitney unit said it remains committed to developing a version of its newest engine for wide-body jets even after opting not to compete on Boeing Co.’s latest 777 model.

Rolls-Royce, Apple, Righthaven, Louis Vuitton: Intellectual Property

Rolls-Royce Group Plc must lower the $3.7 billion in damages sought in a patent lawsuit against United Technologies Corp. ’s Pratt & Whitney because the jet- engine maker overstated the effect of competition, a judge ruled.

Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Twitter: Intellectual Property

Rolls-Royce Group Plc , the world’s second-largest maker of jet engines, lost the patent- infringement case it brought against United Technologies Corp. ’s Pratt & Whitney over fan technology.

Pratt & Whitney Sues to Block Rolls-Royce Engines

United Technologies Corp. ’s Pratt & Whitney jet-engine unit filed patent-infringement complaints against Rolls-Royce Group Plc , a counterpunch in a dispute that may affect delivery of Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner airplanes.

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Yen Weakens Second Day Versus Dollar Before Fed; Real Tumbles

U.S. Stocks Rally for Second Day as Investors Await Fed

U.S. Stocks Rally as Yen Drops, Treasuries Fluctuate

Tesla Plans Model S Battery Swap as Fast Refueling Option

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Meets Samsung to Discuss Partnerships