Industrials

US Customs says it's prepared to crack down on American imports of goods prepared in Chinese factories by North Korean laborers whose salaries mostly go to the government of Kim Jong Un.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has used government planes instead of cheaper commercial airline flights seven times in the past eight months.

The Eastman Chemical Company says two coal gas explosions and a fire this week at its Tennessee chemical plant posed no threat to the environment or human health.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman have opened talks at the Kremlin in the first official visit of a Saudi monarch to Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman have opened talks at the Kremlin in the first official visit of a Saudi monarch to Russia.

Massachusetts drivers are struggling to get inspection stickers after hundreds of vehicle inspection stations were unable to transition to new equipment.

The workers wake up each morning on metal bunk beds in fluorescent-lit Chinese dormitories, North Koreans outsourced by their government to process seafood that ends up in American stores and homes.

Orders at U.S. factories rise 1.2 percent in August, driven by gains in aluminum, industrial machinery and autos.

The investment fund heading the consortium buying the memory chip business of Toshiba Corp. says it will try to reach a speedy settlement with Western Digital, the U.S. joint venture partner of Toshiba that is opposing the sale.

The workers wake up each morning on metal bunk beds in fluorescent-lit Chinese dormitories, North Koreans outsourced by their government to process seafood that ends up in American stores and homes.

The workers wake up each morning on metal bunk beds in fluorescent-lit Chinese dormitories, North Koreans outsourced by their government to process seafood that ends up in American stores and homes.

Damage from two catastrophic hurricanes means that the government's September jobs report being released Friday will provide a blurrier-than-usual snapshot of the economy.

Damage from two catastrophic hurricanes means that the government's September jobs report being released Friday will provide a blurrier-than-usual snapshot of the economy.

Six decades after Sputnik, a refined version of the rocket that put the first artificial satellite in orbit remains the mainstay of Russia's space program — a stunning tribute to the country's technological prowess, but also a sign it has failed to build upon its achievements.

Tests detected toxic substances in soil, water and ash samples taken miles from a chemical plant that flooded during Hurricane Harvey, caught fire and partially exploded, nearly 20 Houston-area residents said.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: General Motors Co., up $1.30 to $43.45

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: General Motors Co., up $1.30 to $43.45

After a gunman killed more than 50 people in Las Vegas in the nation's latest mass shooting, stocks in the gun industry followed a familiar pattern.

After a gunman killed more than 50 people in Las Vegas in the nation's latest mass shooting, stocks in the gun industry followed a familiar pattern.

The Latest on reports of toxic chemicals found in samples taken miles from a chemical plant that flooded, exploded and burned during Hurricane Harvey (all times local): 3:30 p.m.