UPDATE 1-Boeing criminal plea deal should be accepted, US DOJ says Recasts, adds no immediate Boeing comment, more details throughout By David Shepardson and Jasper Ward Aug 14 (Reuters) - A plea deal struck with Boeing BA.N over a criminal charge related to software tied to two fatal 737 MAX crashes should be accepted, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday, after some relatives of the 346 people killed in two crashes called for it to be rejected.

BRIEF-IAM Union District 751 Says Boeing Passed Its First Economic Proposal And We Are Far From Reaching An Agreement - Post On X Aug 14 (Reuters) - IAM UNION DISTRICT 751 : BOEING PASSED ITS FIRST ECONOMIC PROPOSAL AND WE ARE FAR FROM REACHING AN AGREEMENT - POST ON X Source text : https://tinyurl.com/2xkhudc8 Further company coverage: BA.N

Boeing plea deal should be accepted, US DOJ says WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A plea deal struck with Boeing BA.N should be accepted, the U.S. Justice Department said in a court filing on Wednesday, after some relatives of the 346 people killed in two fatal 737 MAX crashes called for it to be rejected. Last month, the planemaker finalized an agreement to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay at least $243.6 million after breaching a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement.

UPDATE 2-Berkshire invests in Ulta Beauty, Heico as it retreats from Apple Adds Heico comment, updated after-hours stock prices, paragraphs 3, 6-7 By Jonathan Stempel Aug 14 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N acquired stakes in cosmetics store chain Ulta Beauty ULTA.O and aircraft parts maker Heico HEI.N during the second quarter, when it also nearly halved its huge stake in Apple AAPL.O .

UPDATE 2-Boeing convinces US judge to overturn $72 mln trade-secrets verdict Adds comment from Boeing in paragraph 3 By Blake Brittain Aug 14 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Seattle on Wednesday threw out a jury's $72 million verdict against Boeing BA.N in a trade secrets lawsuit brought by electric-aircraft startup Zunum Aero. U.S. District Judge James Robart said that Zunum's win could not stand because it had not shown that the information Boeing allegedly misused was eligible for trade-secret