Only 2 of 13 small SUVs do well
in crash tests

 

• US jobless claims jump to highest level in 6 weeks

• US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.51 pct

• US housing starts fell in April but permits surged

• US consumer prices fall 0.4 pct on cheaper gas

• Global luxury goods sales slowing

American will favor passengers without roller bags

 

• As yen falls,
  goods from Japan
  are more affordable
  
  
   

• European car sales up for 1st time since 2011

Venezuelans scrambling to find scarce toilet paper

 

Markets  

• A late fade on Wall Street; Wal-Mart, Disney slump

• Money market fund assets fell to $2.582T

• CFTC adopts weakened rule on derivatives trading

• William Lyon Homes rises in 1st day on NYSE

• S&P downgrades Berkshire Hathaway's credit rating

• AB InBev abandons plans to acquire Czech Budvar

• Alcoa cuts 500 jobs, 2 production lines in Canada

• Dow to appeal $1.2B damages order

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