Industrials

The U.S. Navy will pay Huntington Ingalls Industries $3 billion to design and build an amphibious assault ship at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi.

President Donald Trump's announcement that he's "cancelling" his predecessor's policy toward Cuba is a good deal less than meets the ear.

President Donald Trump's announcement that he's "cancelling" his predecessor's policy toward Cuba is a good deal less than meets the ear.

Defense and spy-agency contractor Booz Allen Hamilton says that a subsidiary's accounting and the way it charges the government is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department.

Defense and spy-agency contractor Booz Allen Hamilton says that a subsidiary's accounting and the way it charges the government is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department.

A judge won't allow for President Donald Trump to be added as a defendant on a lawsuit against the Dakota Access pipeline.

A judge won't allow for President Donald Trump to be added as a defendant on a lawsuit against the Dakota Access pipeline.

The head of Thailand's military government has used his special powers to cut through regulations and launch work on a much-delayed $5.27 billion (179 billion baht) joint Thai-Chinese project for a new railway from Bangkok to the northeast.

DuPont and Dow Chemical have won U.S. antitrust approval to merge on condition that the companies sell certain crop protection products and other assets.

DuPont and Dow Chemical have won U.S. antitrust approval to merge on condition that the companies sell certain crop protection products and other assets.

U.S. stocks are falling Thursday morning and following international markets lower.

U.S. stocks are falling Thursday morning and following international markets lower.

A judge's ruling that might open the door for at least a temporary shutdown of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline surprised the industry that hailed the project as a "game changer" for North Dakota oil.

A judge's ruling that might open the door for at least a temporary shutdown of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline surprised the industry that hailed the project as a "game changer" for North Dakota oil.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Nike Inc., down $1.76 to $52.90 The shoe and athletic gear maker said it will cut 1,400 jobs and sell fewer types of sneakers.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Nike Inc., down $1.76 to $52.90 The shoe and athletic gear maker said it will cut 1,400 jobs and sell fewer types of sneakers.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

The U.S. and Qatar signed a deal that will send $12 billion worth of Boeing F-15 fighter jets to the Gulf nation.

The U.S. and Qatar signed a deal that will send $12 billion worth of Boeing F-15 fighter jets to the Gulf nation.