Coffee Break: On Springsteen, Airbus and hypermilers

In case you missed it (and this has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with business), Bruce Springsteen is playing Kansas City in August at the Sprint Center. Tickets go on sale Saturday. Think Chris Presson can get the Boss to come to Wichita when Intrust Bank Arena is done?

Now, back to business. Here are your Tuesday links:

  • Tensions are running high between Airbus’ French and German operations, BusinessWeek reports.
  • Think Mom and Dad are going to leave you a fortune? The New York Times has eight reasons why you should not expect an inheritance.
  • Ever heard of hypermilers? They’re people who take extreme measures to increase their miles per gallon. USA Today looks into the practice.
  • Barron’s says the price of oil may be peaking and could fall to $100 a barrel by the end of the year.