Industrials

The Latest on Harvey and its aftermath (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Authorities say they've started a controlled burn of the remaining trailers of highly unstable compounds at a Houston-area chemical plant that flooded because of Harvey.

Houston-area officials say they have started a controlled burn at Arkema chemical plant to limit further damage.

Thick black smoke and towering orange flames shot up after two trailers of highly unstable compounds blew up at a flooded Houston-area chemical plant.

At least 2 tons of highly unstable chemicals used in such products as plastics and paint exploded and burned at a flood-crippled plant near Houston, sending up a plume of acrid black smoke that stung the eyes and lungs.

U.S. stocks are mostly higher Friday morning after a slightly weak jobs report reassures investors that the Federal Reserve probably won't raise interest rates again soon.

U.S. stocks are mostly higher Friday morning after a slightly weak jobs report reassures investors that the Federal Reserve probably won't raise interest rates again soon.

Global SuperTanker Service's Boeing 747-400 has been activated to fight a California wildfire, marking its first use in the United States.

Global SuperTanker Service's Boeing 747-400 has been activated to fight a California wildfire, marking its first use in the United States.

Professional and business services led the way in job gains in August as employers hired administrative and support staff, computer systems designers and engineers.

The Latest on a Houston-area chemical plant that lost power when it was swamped by Harvey's floods, making it impossible to cool combustible chemicals (all times local): ___ 10 a.m.

In a tantalizing Tweet, Elon Musk says he has "verbal government approval" to build a tunnel for high-speed transportation from New York to Washington.

In a tantalizing Tweet, Elon Musk says he has "verbal government approval" to build a tunnel for high-speed transportation from New York to Washington.

The chemicals that exploded at a Texas plant are so unstable hat they must be kept cool or they can ignite a runaway scenario.

The chemicals that exploded at a Texas plant are so unstable hat they must be kept cool or they can ignite a runaway scenario.

The Latest on a Houston-area chemical plant that lost power after Harvey (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

A flooded chemical plant in a small town outside of Houston is poised to explode, a spokeswoman for the French company that owns the plant says, though the timing and the extent of the danger are not clear.

A flooded chemical plant in a small town outside of Houston is poised to explode, a spokeswoman for the French company that owns the plant says, though the timing and the extent of the danger are not clear.

The Trump administration delayed an Obama-era rule that would have tightened safety requirements for companies that store large quantities of dangerous chemicals such as the chemical plant near Houston that exploded early Thursday.

A federal judge in San Francisco says the Trump administration illegally delayed an Obama-era rule intended to increase royalty payments to taxpayers from oil, gas and coal extraction on federal lands.

Arkema is not exactly a household name but it now has a new distinction after it reported two explosions and black smoke coming from its plant in Crosby, Texas early Thursday morning, raising serious health and safety concerns.