Industrials

Shares of Boeing and Lockheed Martin slipped in early trading a day a tweet from President-elect Donald Trump appeared to pit the two giants in defense industry against one another to lower prices for government contracts.

President-elect Donald Trump might be setting up a huge battle between Boeing's F/A-18 and Lockheed Martin's F-35.

President-elect Donald Trump might be setting up a huge battle between Boeing's F/A-18 and Lockheed Martin's F-35.

Mars Inc., the maker of Skittles and M&M's, is breaking ranks with other food companies.

Mars Inc., the maker of Skittles and M&M's, is breaking ranks with other food companies.

Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht and major petrochemical company Braskem have agreed to pay a combined penalty of at least $3.5 billion to settle allegations that they bribed government officials in a dozen countries around the world, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.

Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht and major petrochemical company Braskem have agreed to pay a combined penalty of at least $3.5 billion to settle allegations that they bribed government officials in a dozen countries around the world, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.

The Latest on Oil pipeline rules(all times local): 2 p.m.

The Latest on Oil pipeline rules(all times local): 2 p.m.

President Barack Obama's administration is expected to push through long-delayed safety measures for the nation's sprawling network of oil pipelines in its final days, despite resistance from industry and concern that incoming president Donald Trump may scuttle them.

President Barack Obama's administration is expected to push through long-delayed safety measures for the nation's sprawling network of oil pipelines in its final days, despite resistance from industry and concern that incoming president Donald Trump may scuttle them.

A tiny young woman crouches just outside the airport, crying softly into her thin shawl.

A tiny young woman crouches just outside the airport, crying softly into her thin shawl.

A tiny young woman crouches just outside the airport, crying softly into her thin shawl.

A tiny young woman crouches just outside the airport, crying softly into her thin shawl.

The Energy Department is offering a conditional, $2 billion loan guarantee to store carbon dioxide at a methanol plant under construction in Louisiana.

The Energy Department is offering a conditional, $2 billion loan guarantee to store carbon dioxide at a methanol plant under construction in Louisiana.

A state food safety agency says several soft drinks and food products mostly made by multinational companies have been withdrawn from sale in greater Athens after a Greek anarchist group said it had injected packages and plastic bottles with chlorine and hydrochloric acid.

A state food safety agency says several soft drinks and food products mostly made by multinational companies have been withdrawn from sale in greater Athens after a Greek anarchist group said it had injected packages and plastic bottles with chlorine and hydrochloric acid.

Forget ordering online weeks in advance or dashing out to the drug store for a gift card on Christmas Eve.