Jack Daniel's fights possible Tennessee whiskey barrel tax
Jack Daniel's is turning to state lawmakers to ensure that distillers aren't subject to property tax on whiskey barrels in Tennessee, which the company says it hasn't had to pay since at least the end of Prohibition eight decades ago.
GE turmoil blamed on Jeff Immelt: sources
GE’s dark side exposed
Markets Right Now: US stock indexes power higher, again
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.
AP Exclusive: Transport safety rules rolled back under Trump
President Donald Trump is putting the brakes on attempts to address dangerous transportation safety problems from speeding tractor-trailers to sleepy railroad engineers as part of his quest to roll back regulations across the government.
AP Exclusive: Transport safety rules sidelined under Trump
President Donald Trump is putting the brakes on attempts to address dangerous safety problems from speeding tractor-trailers to sleepy railroad engineers as part of his quest to roll back regulations across the government, according to a review by The Associated Press of Transportation Department rule-making activities.
France unveils plan to make railway company more competitive
French Prime minister Edouard Philippe has unveiled a plan aimed at making France's national railway company more efficient ahead of opening the service to competition.
A look at transportation safety rules sidelined under Trump
President Donald Trump says his administration has ended more unnecessary regulations than any previous administration.
GE to restate 2016, 2017 earnings
General Electric is facing new hurdles as it attempts its turnaround.
Work aims to keep pollution out of Idaho, Washington water
Motorists traveling through northern Idaho's Silver Valley will see the signs of a $48 million federal project to keep heavy metals out of the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River.
The Latest: Colleges lend support to student protesters
The Latest on backlash against the National Rifle Association in the wake of a deadly school shooting in Florida (all times local): 11:30 a.m.
Angry French farmers boo President Macron at Paris ag fair
With boos and whistles, French farmers gave President Emmanuel Macron a piece of their mind at a major agriculture event where he was trying to promote his policies.
GE asset sales catch the attention of private equity firms
Private equity and GE
GE’s fate: World of private equity is watching, says Carlyle Group’s Co-CEO Glenn Youngkin
General Electric’s (NYSE:GE) potential sale of $20 billion in assets has the close attention of the private equity world.
Ambulance, hospital to pay $1.4M in unneeded-transport case
A Maine company has entered into a settlement with the government to pay $825,000 to resolve charges it provided medically unnecessary ambulance transportation, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
More companies end ties with NRA as pressure mounts
A large Wall Street money manager wants to engage with major weapons manufacturers about their response to the school massacre in Parkland, Florida.
Group seeks investigation into Zinke's ties to gun company
A political watchdog organization says U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appears to have violated a conflict of interest law by meeting with executives of a Montana firearms company in which he holds stock.
Building starts on Afghan leg of Turkmenistan gas pipeline
Construction has begun on the Afghanistan stretch of an ambitious pipeline that is to carry natural gas from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Djibouti seizes control of DP World's container terminal
Djibouti has seized control of a container terminal run by Dubai-based port operator DP World, the latest move in a long-running legal dispute in the East African nation over the facility.
Asian stocks advance after Wall Street rebounds
Technology companies and banks helped drive U.S. stocks broadly higher in early trading Thursday.
Girl injured by dog during boarding for Southwest flight
Southwest Airlines says a child was hurt by a support dog as passengers boarded a plane in Phoenix.














