U.S. stocks waver after downbeat housing data

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:01:02 -0400

U.S. STOCKS WAVER AFTER DOWNBEAT HOUSING DATA
Stocks maintain tentative gains after a monthly survey finds increased
pessimism among home builders, offsetting better-than-expected
quarterly results from oilfield-services firm Halliburton.

AIRBUS SCORES MORE THAN $9 BLN OF A320 ORDERS
Air Lease Corp., a new leasing company, placed an order Monday for 51
Airbus A320 family jets valued at $4.43 billion at list prices.

AIRBUS, BOEING FACE DECISION ON SINGLE-AISLE JETS
As much as they may wish to do so, Boeing and Airbus won't be able to
delay sprucing up their bestselling 737 and A320 jet families much
longer, as competition from smaller manufacturers heats up and
airlines clamor for more fuel-efficient planes.

QATAR MAY STILL ORDER C-SERIES BUT TALKS STALLED
Qatar Airways is still in talks with Canadian aircraft maker
Bombardier about placing an order for its C-Series aircraft, but
"issues" related to the engine manufacturer are holding back
discussions, Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said Monday.

NO NATION THREATENING TO PULL OUT OF A400M PROGRAM
Negotiations to ratify a new funding agreement for the Airbus A400M
military transport aircraft are continuing, and while no resolution is
expected until the fall, no participating country has threatened to
pull out, EADS Chief Executive Louis Gallois said this weekend.