Industrials

Self-driving car prototypes appear to be getting better at negotiating California streets and highways without a human backup driver intervening, according to data made public Wednesday by California transportation regulators.

U.S. factory activity accelerated to the fastest pace in more than two years in January, a sign of momentum for a key sector of the economy.

North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says the Acting Secretary of the Army has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with an easement necessary to complete the Dakota Access pipeline.

North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says the Acting Secretary of the Army has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with an easement necessary to complete the Dakota Access pipeline.

Arconic Inc. on Tuesday reported a loss of $1.25 billion million in its fourth quarter.

Arconic Inc. on Tuesday reported a loss of $1.25 billion million in its fourth quarter.

Notable events in the dispute over the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Notable events in the dispute over the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline.

The Latest on the Dakota Access pipeline proposed to carry oil from North Dakota to Illinois (all times local): 8:15 p.m.

The Latest on the Dakota Access pipeline proposed to carry oil from North Dakota to Illinois (all times local): 8:15 p.m.

Online retail giant Amazon says it will build an air cargo hub expected to employ more than 2,000 people at a northern Kentucky airport south of Cincinnati.

Online retail giant Amazon says it will build an air cargo hub expected to employ more than 2,000 people at a northern Kentucky airport south of Cincinnati.

Wal-Mart is replacing a program that offered free shipping but had an annual fee with one that has a lower free shipping threshold and faster delivery as it hopes to answer Amazon's powerful Prime membership success.

Wal-Mart is replacing a program that offered free shipping but had an annual fee with one that has a lower free shipping threshold and faster delivery as it hopes to answer Amazon's powerful Prime membership success.

Caterpillar Inc. is moving its headquarters to the Chicago area and won't build a new complex in its current Peoria, Illinois location.

Caterpillar Inc. is moving its headquarters to the Chicago area and won't build a new complex in its current Peoria, Illinois location.

The president’s promise to make America build again--from pipelines to roads and bridges--is lighting a fire under steel stocks.

The president’s promise to make America build again--from pipelines to roads and bridges--is lighting a fire under steel stocks.

Indonesia's tsunami detection system, made up of seafloor sensors that communicate with transmitting buoys on the surface, has been rendered useless by vandals and lack of funding.

Indonesia's tsunami detection system, made up of seafloor sensors that communicate with transmitting buoys on the surface, has been rendered useless by vandals and lack of funding.