Industrials

Six times the control tower at San Francisco International Airport ordered an incoming Air Canada plane to abort its landing, fearing another plane might be on the runway.

U.S. stocks are edging higher Tuesday morning as construction equipment maker Caterpillar and Post-it note maker 3M lead a rally in industrial companies, while banks are climbing along with interest rates.

The Federal Aviation Authority is investigating why an Air Canada plane ignored repeated orders by an air traffic controller at San Francisco International Airport to abort a landing over the weekend.

Paul Weitz, a retired NASA astronaut who commanded the first flight of the space shuttle Challenger and also piloted the Skylab in the early 1970s has died.

Paul Weitz, a retired NASA astronaut who commanded the first flight of the space shuttle Challenger and also piloted the Skylab in the early 1970s has died.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he's moved from being "genuinely undecided" on the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine to being a genuine supporter of the project.

Caterpillar Inc.'s third-quarter profit surged on demand for construction equipment, topping Wall Street expectations.

Caterpillar Inc.'s third-quarter profit surged on demand for construction equipment, topping Wall Street expectations.

Construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar and Post-it note maker 3M led a rally in industrial companies Tuesday after they made strong third-quarter reports.

Construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar and Post-it note maker 3M led a rally in industrial companies Tuesday after they made strong third-quarter reports.

President Donald Trump is showcasing a major contract landed by Boeing from Singapore Airlines and talking about the 70,000 or so U.S. jobs that he says will flow from that order.

President Donald Trump is showcasing a major contract landed by Boeing from Singapore Airlines and talking about the 70,000 or so U.S. jobs that he says will flow from that order.

Big companies deliver big earnings gains.

Big companies deliver big earnings gains.

A German shipping company says pirates raided one of its vessels off the coast of Nigeria and took six crew members hostage.

A German shipping company says pirates raided one of its vessels off the coast of Nigeria and took six crew members hostage.

JetBlue Airways Corp. (JBLU) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $179 million.

JetBlue Airways Corp. (JBLU) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $179 million.

United Technologies Corp. (UTX) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $1.33 billion.

United Technologies Corp. (UTX) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $1.33 billion.