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Senior Boeing executives are scheduled to meet with Federal Aviation Administration officials in Washington to discuss the proposed 10-point package, emphasizing changes to the plane's lithium-ion batteries, the people told the newspaper.

Chesapeake Energy(CHK) , the second-largest U.S. producer of natural gas, is expected by analysts Thursday to post fourth-quarter earnings of 14 cents a share, down from year-earlier profit of 58 cents a share.

A Tale of 2 Energy Companies

Wall Street expects Safeway(SWY) , the grocery store chain, to report fourth-quarter earnings of 76 cents a share on revenue of $13.7 billion.

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