Internet commerce continues its robust growth, defying a sluggish economy that's teetering on recession, Google's chief economist and several analysts said Friday.

Cargo business at Port Canaveral continues to wane in the sluggish economy, with shipments down 41 percent in May and down 29 percent for the first eight months of the port's fiscal year.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank: A conference seeking investment in the Palestinian territories opened yesterday in Bethlehem with calls for international business leaders to pump money into the struggling economy.

Moog Inc.'s third-quarter profits jumped by 22 percent, topping analyst expectations, as the Elma motion-control equipment maker's industrial products and components businesses generated strong earnings despite a slowing economy.

The number of international airline passengers traveling first class and business class in March declined the most since 2003, according to a trade group for international airlines.