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Flights delayed amid budget-cut furloughs of air controllers

By Matthew L. Wald and Jad Mouawad Apr. 23, 2013

WASHINGTON — Flights were delayed by up to two hours across the country Monday, the first weekday that the nation’s air traffic control system operated with 10 percent fewer controllers. Pilots, gate agents and others were quick to blame furloughs caused by mandatory across-the-board budget cuts, but the Federal Aviation Administration said it was too soon to assign blame.

News

Airlines, the masters of flight overbooking, have refined the practice of bumping to a science

By Jad Mouawad and Michelle Higgins Apr. 6, 2010

Ryan W. Kingsbury SM ’09 is the rare flier who’s actually looking to be bumped from a flight.

World and Nation

Coupling solar energy to natural gas, and hoping for the best of both

By Jad Mouawad Mar. 5, 2010

INDIANTOWN, Fla. — In former swamplands teaming with otters and wild hogs, one of the nation’s biggest utilities is running an experiment in the future of renewable power.

World and Nation

Investors’ Flight to Oil Pushes Price to a Record

By Jad Mouawad Mar. 4, 2008

Capping a relentless rise in recent years, oil prices hit an all-time high during the day on Monday, then pulled back to close below the record.

World and Nation

Oil Price Falls Beneath $70 in Rapid Descent

By Jad Mouawad Oct. 17, 2008

Oil prices dropped below $70 a barrel for the first time in 14 months on Thursday, prompting the OPEC cartel to call for an emergency meeting next week to establish some stability in prices that have swung wildly along with the stock market this year.

World and Nation

Worries About Bailout Plans Give Stocks a Downward Shove

By Jad Mouawad and Michael M. Grynbaum Sep. 23, 2008

Fresh concerns about the biggest government bailout in history sent stock markets down sharply on Monday, while a weakening dollar sparked a frantic rush into commodities as investors remained nervous about the financial health of Wall Street.

World and Nation

Rising Petroleum Prices Fail to Prompt Increase in Refinery Output

By Jad Mouawad Apr. 29, 2008

As oil prices soared to record levels in recent years, basic economics suggested that consumption would fall and supplies would rise as producers drilled for more oil.

World and Nation

Investors Disappointed by Exxon’s Near-Record Quarterly Profits

By Jad Mouawad May. 2, 2008

Exxon Mobil reported the second-best quarterly profit in its history on Thursday — and investors could barely hide their disappointment.

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