American Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to buy up to 100 advanced-technology Boeing 787 jets, an order with a list price of around $15 billion. Also Online Airline Biz blog: Get the latest news and commentary on the

A developer is seeking a zoning change to build a high-rise medical building and retail space across the street from Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas on land now occupied by a shopping center. The building site that Koll Development Co. hopes

The financial crisis that's threatening to crash the nation's busiest consumer buying season may have brought a cute wingman: cheap energy. Crude oil futures for November delivery Wednesday closed down $4.09 to $74.54, reaching levels not seen since August 2007.

Chesapeake Energy executives tried to assure Wall Street on Wednesday that the natural gas producer has plenty of money, even as the company announced further spending cuts. The Oklahoma City company, the No. 2 producer in the North Texas Barnett