Industrials

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A state food safety agency says several soft drinks and food products mostly made by multinational companies have been withdrawn from sale in greater Athens after a Greek anarchist group said it had injected packages and plastic bottles with chlorine and hydrochloric acid.

A state food safety agency says several soft drinks and food products mostly made by multinational companies have been withdrawn from sale in greater Athens after a Greek anarchist group said it had injected packages and plastic bottles with chlorine and hydrochloric acid.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

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

FedEx reported second-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations as the shipping company's expenses soared.

FedEx reported second-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations as the shipping company's expenses soared.

The family of a woman killed when a New Jersey Transit commuter train slammed into a station this year has filed notice of their intent to sue.

The family of a woman killed when a New Jersey Transit commuter train slammed into a station this year has filed notice of their intent to sue.

Spirit AeroSystems has filed a $20 million construction permit for the building where it manufactures a part of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Sedgwick County.