GE shares stumble to worst week since financial crisis
General Electric shares tumbled for a fifth straight session on Friday, sending the stock to its biggest weekly percentage drop since the financial crisis, after the company flagged a possible breakup and more than $11 billion in charges earlier in the week.
Good dog, bad dog ... Delta wants to know before you board
Delta Air Lines says for safety reasons it will require owners to provide more information before their animal can fly in the passenger cabin, including an assurance that it's trained to behave itself.
Coke aims to recycle a bottle for each it sells by 2030
Recognizing a global waste problem, Coca-Cola will attempt to collect and recycle a bottle or can for every one that it sells within 12 years.
Arkansas lawmakers approve ban on disputed herbicide
Arkansas lawmakers have approved banning an herbicide that farmers say has drifted onto crops where it wasn't applied and caused damage, but the prohibition still faces a legal challenge from a maker of the weed killer.
Salesman says he told truck stop president about fraud
A former sales executive for the truck stop chain Pilot Flying J has testified that he told the company's former president colleagues had cheated a trucking company.
Wind power leader denies spying on Oklahoma state lawmaker
The head of an Oklahoma wind power trade group flatly denied a state lawmaker's suggestion to police that someone connected to the industry put a tracking device on his truck to spy on him.
After flyers delayed, TSA aims to improve at Atlanta airport
After passengers waited well over an hour to get through security at Atlanta's airport as it struggled to recover from ice and snow, federal officials tried to avoid a repeat of lines that snaked through the airport's atrium and past its food court.
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___ Amazon narrows list to 20 for its second headquarters NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has narrowed its search for a second headquarters city to 20 locations, concentrated mostly in the East and the Midwest.
The Latest: JFK airlines told to get bags to owners faster
The Latest on the aftermath of a snowstorm at New York's JFK Airport (all times local): 3:30 p.m.
Luggage limbo: Bags still missing after JFK airport woes
Newlywed Ziad Dallal and his wife arrived home in New York, with wedding keepsakes in their bags, to find John F. Kennedy International Airport paralyzed by winter weather woes that canceled flights, froze equipment and separated thousands of passengers from their luggage.
Developer proceeding with long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline
The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline says it is moving forward with its plans and hopes to begin construction next year.
American Airlines adding shuttle service between NY, Chicago
American Airlines will begin operating hourly shuttle flights between Chicago and New York this spring.
GE's demise 'heartbreaking,' fast action needed: Fmr. GE executive Bob Nardelli
Jeff Immelt beat him to become CEO of GE, now Bob Nardelli weighs in on the company’s woes.
Kasich creates center to advance Ohio's smart vehicle hopes
Republican Gov. John Kasich created a statewide center Thursday to advance Ohio's efforts to become a national leader in autonomous vehicle research and smart road technology.
The Latest: Keystone XL route still uncertain in Nebraska
The Latest on the announcement that TransCanada Corp. will proceed with its plans for the Keystone XL pipeline (all times local): 10:55 a.m.
The Latest: 6 dead as high winds sweep across western Europe
The Latest on a storm affecting parts of Europe (all times local): 10:30 a.m.
Emirates throws Airbus A380 a lifeline with $16 billion deal
The Middle East's largest airline, Emirates, is purchasing 20 A380 aircraft with the option for 16 more in a deal worth $16 billion, throwing a lifeline to the European-made double-decker jumbo jets.
Researchers: Hacking campaign linked to Lebanese spy agency
A major hacking operation tied to Lebanon's main intelligence agency has been exposed after careless spies left hundreds of gigabytes of intercepted data exposed to the open internet, according to a report published Thursday.
Italian prosecutors break up Chinese transport mafia
Anti-mafia prosecutors in Italy say they have broken up a Chinese organized crime ring that used money from criminal activities to force their way into the transport sector, not only in Italy but elsewhere in Europe.
US home construction tumbled 8.2 percent in December
Groundbreakings on new homes fell 8.2 percent in December, with builders ending 2017 by slowing down their construction of single-family houses.







