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More Obama-era coal rules should be rolled back: Murray Energy CEO
The EPA recently relaxed rules for the disposal of spent coal, and more changes could be ahead.
GE profit drops 30 percent as it continues trimming units
General Electric Co. (GE) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $800 million.
GE reports big drop in quarterly profit on weakness in its power unit
GE reaffirmed its outlook for 2018, saying it continues to expect full-year earnings $1 per share to $1.07 per share.
GE dividend, asset sales in focus as earnings approach
The struggling industrial giant is expected to book a weaker second-quarter profit.
US prosecutors: Water company illegally dumped toxic waste
A California bottled water company has been charged with illegally disposing of arsenic-tainted wastewater.
Opportunities for women in the trade industry are growing
Two women discuss their trade jobs
Alcoa cuts adjusted EBITDA forecast citing tariffs, shares slide
The aluminum producer said it had incurred $15 million in costs related to the tariffs.
Tennessee zipper company in crosshairs of buy-American laws
This is a story about how a small American company lost Pentagon business after a big foreign rival used a Buy American policy to get orders from the U.S. military.
Trump: New Air Force One will have 'red, white and blue' paint scheme
Meanwhile, Boeing won a $3.9 billion contract to build two 747-8 aircraft, each of which will serve as Air Force One.
Defense contractor Raytheon reaffirms its commitment to UK
U.S.-based defense contractor Raytheon says it remains committed to Britain amid the political turmoil surrounding the country's departure from the European Union.
Heading for clouds: Aviation sector faces trade turbulence
Aviation is soaring: Passenger traffic is up, fuel prices are under control and rising demand from Asia is driving aircraft orders.
EU official urges Trump, Putin not to destroy global order
European Council President Donald Tusk has urged President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and China to work with Europe to avoid trade wars and prevent conflict and chaos.
US firm tried to enlist ambassadors to help Russian company
A U.S. lobbying firm sought to recruit the ambassadors of France, Germany and several other countries to demonstrate international support for severing Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska's control of Rusal, the aluminum manufacturing giant sanctioned by Washington.
5 years after declaring bankruptcy, Detroit reborn at a cost
It's been five years since Detroit bottomed out after decades of decline, admitting in the largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy filing ever that the country's one-time industrial engine could no longer pay its bills.
Lobbying firm sought envoys help to salvage Russian company
A U.S. lobbying firm sought to recruit the ambassadors of France, Germany and several other countries to demonstrate international support for severing Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska's control of Rusal, the aluminum manufacturing giant sanctioned by Washington.
Coast Guard Academy to offer new major in cyber systems
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is now offering an academic program in cyber systems, its first new major in a quarter century.
Despite some wobbles, stocks end the week with more gains
U.S. stock indexes are slightly lower Friday morning as investors aren't finding much to get excited about in second-quarter reports from big banks like JPMorgan and Wells Fargo.
Rail tunnel project scrambling as funding deadline looms
A $13 billion project to build a new rail tunnel into New York is scrambling to stay in the running for key federal funding as a July 14 deadline looms.
Groups sue North Dakota over oil refinery near national park
Three environmental groups are suing North Dakota over an air quality permit that allows construction of an $800 million oil refinery about 3 miles (5 kilometers) from Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

















