Industrials

Strike causes French railway chaos, with more to come

A major French railway strike has brought the country's famed high-speed trains to a halt, leaving passengers stranded and posing the biggest test so far for President Emmanuel Macron's economic strategy.

Gov't, US Steel reach consent decree over chemical spill

State and federal officials say U.S. Steel will pay a $600,000 civil penalty and $630,000 to various federal agencies to reimburse them for costs and damages after one of its northwestern Indiana plants discharged wastewater containing a potentially carcinogenic chemical into a tributary of Lake Michigan.

Clarification: Tax Law-Winners and Losers story

A Florida congressman who's already among the wealthiest U.S. lawmakers stands to become even richer after he and other Republicans muscled a sweeping rewrite of the tax code through Congress.

Large Midwest energy project turns to ex-Missouri governor

Stymied by state regulators, a renewable energy company seeking to build one of the nation's longest power lines across a large swath of the Midwest has turned to a prominent politician in an attempt to revive its $2.3 billion project.