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Boeing plans to finish some 737 jetliners in China: report

Boeing Co is planning to move final production work for some 737 jetliners to a new facility in China, and is timing an announcement to coincide with the first U.S. state visit of China’s president, Xi Jinping, later this month, according to a published report. The report in Aviation Week on Friday appeared to surprise elected officials, unions and industry leaders in Washington state, where Boeing now builds all 737s.

GoDaddy prevails in lawsuit over Oscar trademarks

In a 129-page decision on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte in Los Angeles said the Academy failed to show that GoDaddy acted in bad faith by letting customers purchase 293 domain names such as academyawards.net, oscarsredcarpet.com, billycrystal2012oscars.com and theoscargoestothehangover.com. The Academy sued GoDaddy in 2010, accusing the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company of letting customers “park” their pages on the Internet and share in revenue collected from advertising on those pages.

Wall St. climbs, S&P 500 posts best week since July

Energy shares dropped after Goldman Sachs cut its oil price forecast through next year. Eight of the 10 S&P 500 sectors closed higher, led by gains in utilities (.SPLRCU), which tend to rise as bond yields fall. Investors are awaiting next week’s Federal Reserve meeting and news on whether it will raise rates for the first time in almost a decade.